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Henan

Also known as Honan, Henan Province, Province of Henan, Ho-nan, He Nan, Ho Nan, Henan Sheng

Henan is a province in Central China. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan. Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. It is the world's seventh-most populous administrative division. People from Henan sometimes underwent discrimination within China.

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Henan is a province in Central China that is home to four of China's historical capitals and has a population of over 99 million people, making it the country's third-most populous province and the world's seventh-most populous administrative division. The province's historical significance and large population make it an important region in China, though people from Henan have sometimes faced discrimination within the country.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Henan
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.other_name: Honan
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.translit_lang1: Name
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: ()
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: HAHEN ()
Settlement.image_map: Henan in China (+all claims hatched).svg
Settlement.mapsize: 275px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Henan in China
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.named_for: "south of the Yellow River"
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Zhengzhou
Settlement.parts_type: Divisions
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: 17 prefectures

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of China
Official name: 河南省
Country: China
Located in: China
Contains: Jiyuan
Capital: Kaifeng
Population: 99365519
Area: 167000
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Head of government: Wang Kai
Shares border with: Anhui
Official website: www.henan.gov.cn
Image: Henan floods July 26, 2020.jpg
Nominal GDP: 5888740000000

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Commons category: Henan
topic's main category: Category:Henan
category for people born here: Category:People from Henan
category of associated people: Category:People of Henan
Commons gallery: 河南
inception: 1949-00-00
twinned administrative body: Newcastle upon Tyne
language used: Jin
different from: Hunan
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
party chief representative: Lou Yangsheng
topic has template: Template:Henan

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Antiquity
Imperial era
Modern era
Geography
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Population composition
Employment
Religion
Economy
Transportation
Colleges and universities
See also
References
Citations
Works cited
External links

Henan has the 5th-largest provincial economy in China, the largest in Central China and among inland provinces, with a nominal GDP of (US$926 billion) in 2021, surpassing that of Turkey (US$815 billion). If it was a country, it would be the 18th-largest economy by nominal GDP as of 2021. Henan hosts more than 150 institutions of higher education, ranking first in Central China. As of 2025, three cities in the province ranked in the top 140 cities in the world by scientific research output (Zhengzhou 58th, Kaifeng 136th and Xinxiang 138th) as tracked by the Nature Index.

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