North China
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North China | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Area | |
• Total | 2,185,105 km2 (843,674 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 164,823,136 |
• Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
GDP | 2022[2] |
- Total | ¥14.909 trillion ($2.217 trillion) |
- Per Capita | ¥90,457 ($13,449) |
North China (华北) is a geographical region of China, consisting of two direct-administered municipalities (Beijing and Tianjin), two provinces (Hebei and Shanxi), and one autonomous region (Inner Mongolia).
Part of the larger region of
In modern times, the area has shifted in terms of socio-political and economic composition. Nowadays unique, embracing a North Chinese culture, it is influenced by Marxism, Soviet systems of industry while preserving a traditional Chinese indigenous culture. Agriculturally, the region cultivates wheat.
Most inhabitants here speak variants of Northern Chinese languages such as Mandarin, which includes Beijing dialect and its cousin variants. The Beijing dialect is largely the basis of Standard Chinese (or Standard Mandarin), the official language of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Jin Chinese and Mongolian are also widely spoken due to the political and cultural history of the area.
History
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In prehistory, the region was home to the
The main agricultural lands of China lay in the area known as the
Despite these challenges, some forms of agriculture have been successful in this region, especially
It is known as North China because it is at the northernmost point of the country China.
Administrative divisions in the PRC
GB[6]
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ISO №[7] | Province | Chinese Name | Capital | Population¹ | Density² | Area³ | Abbreviation/Symbol | |
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Jīng | 11 | Beijing Municipality | 北京市 Běijīng Shì |
Beijing | 19,612,368 | 1,167.40 | 16,800 | BJ | 京 |
Jīn | 12 | Tianjin Municipality | 天津市 Tiānjīn Shì |
Tianjin | 12,938,224 | 1,144.46 | 11,305 | TJ | 津 |
Jì | 13 | Hebei Province | 河北省 Héběi Shěng |
Shijiazhuang | 71,854,202 | 382.81 | 187,700 | HE | 冀 |
Jìn | 14 | Shanxi Province | 山西省 Shānxī Shěng |
Taiyuan | 35,712,111 | 228.48 | 156,300 | SX | 晋 |
Měng (Nèi Měnggǔ) | 15 | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Nei Mongol Autonomous Region |
內蒙古自治区 Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū |
Hohhot | 24,706,321 | 20.88 | 1,183,000 | NM | 蒙(內蒙古) |
Cities with urban area over one million in population
- Provincial capitals in bold.
# | City | Urban area[8] | District area[8] | City proper[8] | Prov. | Census date |
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1 | Beijing | 16,446,857 | 18,827,262 | 19,612,368 | BJ | 2010-11-01 |
2 | Tianjin | 9,562,255 | 11,090,783 | 12,938,693 | TJ | 2010-11-01 |
3 | Taiyuan | 3,154,157 | 3,426,519 | 4,201,592 | SX | 2010-11-01 |
4 | Shijiazhuang | 2,770,344 | 2,834,942 | 10,163,788 | HE | 2010-11-01 |
5 | Tangshan | 2,128,191 | 3,187,171 | 7,577,289 | HE | 2010-11-01 |
6 | Baotou | 1,900,373 | 2,096,851 | 2,650,364 | NM | 2010-11-01 |
7 | Hohhot | 1,497,110 | 1,980,774 | 2,866,615 | NM | 2010-11-01 |
8 | Datong | 1,362,314 | 1,737,514 | 3,318,054 | SX | 2010-11-01 |
9 | Handan | 1,316,674 | 1,445,338 | 9,174,683 | HE | 2010-11-01 |
10 | Baoding | 1,038,195 | 1,138,521 | 11,194,382 | HE | 2010-11-01 |
See also
- Northern China
- North China Plain
- Inner Mongolia
- Northeast China
- Northwest China
- East China
References
- ^ "Main Data of the Seventh National Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021.
- ^ GDP-2022 is a preliminary data "Home - Regional - Quarterly by Province" (Press release). China NBS.
- ^ Li, Shuangshuang; Yang, Saini; LIU, Xianfeng (10 September 2015). "Spatiotemporal variability of extreme precipitation in north and south of the Qinling-Huaihe region and influencing factors during 1960-2013". The Chinese Journal of Geography. 34 (3): 354–363. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-231-21101-7.
- ^ The Cambridge World History Volume II A World With Agriculture 12,000 BCE-500CE. Cambridge University Press. 2015. pp. 316–320.
- ^ GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
- ^ ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)
- ^ ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.