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GDP growth in China’s selected inland provinces, 2011 Province
2011 GDP
% growth
Capital
(US$ bn)
Population (mn, urban area)
Henan
427
11.6
Zhengzhou
3.1
Sichuan
340
14.7
Chengdu
7.1
Hunan
300
14
Changsha
3
Hubei
285
8
Wuhan
6.4
Anhui
237
13.5
Hefei
3.3
Inner Mongolia
221
15
Hohhot
1.9
Shaanxi
196
13.8
Xi’an
3.8
Shanxi
174
13
Taiyuan
3.2
Chongqing
145
16.5
Chongqing
5.4
Xinjiang
104
11.8
Urumqi
2.3
Guizhou
89
15
Guiyang
2.5
Gansu
79
12.5
Lanzhou
2.2
Source: China Briefing, National Bureau of Statistics
Infodent International 2/2012
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