landlocked sheng (province) of China, covering an area of 81,300 square miles (210,500 square kilometres). A major rice-producing area, Hunan is situated to the south of the Yangtze River Basin. It is bounded by the provinces of Hupeh to the north,...

(2001 pop. 63.1 million). Located in south central China, Hunan Province covers an area of 209,773 square kilometers and is bordered by Hubei Province to the north, Guangdong and Guanxi Provinces to the south, Kiangsi Province to the east, and Sichuan...

Province (pop., 2002 est.: 66,290,000), south-central China. It lies south of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and is bordered by Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Guangdong provinces, Chongqing municipality, and Guangxi autonomous region. It has an area of...

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Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan, Henan, and Yunnan. Coordinates: 27°30′N, 111°30′E Hunan (help·info) (Chinese: æ¹å; pinyin: Húnán) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and...