Hunan

Hunan Province

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 湖南
Pronounced Hu-nahn
Old Spelling Hunan
Population 63,274,173 (2000)
65,700,762 (2010)
68,127,351 (2020)
Area 80,000 sq. miles (210,000 sq. km)
Population Density 830 people per sq. mile (320 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 6,940 feet (2,115 meters)
Capital City Changsha 2,963,218
Largest Cities (2010) Hengyang: 1,115,645
Zhuzhou: 999,404
Yueyang: 924,099
Xiangtan: 903,287
Changde: 846,308
Yiyang: 697,607
Liuyang: 588,081
Administrative Divisions Prefectures: 14
Counties: 122
Towns: 2,576
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 56,863,479 (89.9%)
Tujia: 2,639,534 (4.2%)
Miao: 1,921,495 (3.0%)
Dong: 842,123 (1.3%)
Yao: 704,564 (1.1%)
Bai: 125,597 (0.2%)
Hui: 97,368 (0.2%)
Zhuang: 23,559 (0.1%)
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