Gansu

Also known as Kansu, Kan-su, Kansou, Kan-sou, Gansu Province, Province of Gansu, Kansu Province, Province of Kansu

Gansu is a province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus and borders Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, Shaanxi to the east, and Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Mongolia's Govi-Altai Province to the north. The Yellow River passes through the southern part of the province. Part of Gansu's territory is located in the Gobi Desert. The Qilian mountains are located in the south of the Province.

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Gansu is a large province in northwestern China, positioned between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus and traversed by the Yellow River, with its capital in the city of Lanzhou. The province is geographically significant due to its location bordering multiple regions and its landscape, which includes parts of the Gobi Desert and the Qilian mountains.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gansu
Settlement.other_name: Kansu
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_map: Gansu in China (+all claims hatched).svg
Settlement.mapsize: 275px
Settlement.map_alt: Location of Gansu in China
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Lanzhou
Settlement.parts_type: Divisions
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: 14 prefectures
Settlement.p2: 86 counties
Settlement.p3: 1344 townships
Settlement.government_type: Province
Settlement.governing_body: Gansu Provincial People's Congress
Settlement.leader_title: Party Secretary

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Wikidata facts

Official name: провинция Ганьсу
Population: 25019831
Area: 454000
Official website: www.gansu.gov.cn
Image: Gobi Desert - Envisat.jpg
Nominal GDP: 901670000000

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Commons category: Gansu
Commons gallery: Gansu
inception: 1929-00-00
native label: گەنسۇ ئۆلكىسى

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Name
History
Ancient Gansu
Imperial era
Republican China
Geography
Administrative divisions
Politics
Economy
Agriculture
Industry
Mining
Services
Economic and technological development zones
Demographics
Languages
Culture
Religion
Tourism
Jiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall
Mogao Grottoes
Silk Road and Dunhuang City
Silk Route Museum
Bingling Temple
Labrang Monastery
Maijishan Grottoes
Education
Colleges and universities
Natural resources
Land
Minerals
Energy
Flora and fauna
Environment
Natural disasters
Anti-desertification project
Space launch center
See also
Notes
References
External links

Gansu has a population of 26 million, ranking 22nd in China. Its population is mostly Han, along with Hui, Dongxiang and Tibetan minorities. The most common language is Mandarin. Gansu is among the poorest administrative divisions in China, ranking last in GDP per capita as of 2019.