Henan (河南 in pinyin: he2 nan2), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the middle east of the country. Its pinyin spelling is written, though not officially, as He'nan to avoid syllable ambiguity. Its name Henan means "south of the (Yellow) River" (Huang He).

河南省
Province Abbreviation: 豫 (ył)
Capital Zhengzhou
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 18th
167,000 km²
xx%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
Ranked 1st
92,560,000
554/km²
Administration Type Province

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Miscellaneous topics
8 External links

History

Luoyang was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):

Geography

Neighboring provincess: Anhui, Hubei, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Shaanxi.

Other cities include: Luoyang, Kaifeng

Economy

Demographics

Apart from the PRC, only 10 countries have a larger population than this province alone.

Culture

Tourism

Miscellaneous topics

College and Universities

  • Zhengzhou Institute of Technology (formerly Zhengzhou Grain College) (Zhengzhou)
  • Zhengzhou University (Zhengzhou)

External links