Chapter 7.16: Henan Province

Overview

Henan Province is situated in the central plain on the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It slopes from the north-west to the south-east. Mountains and hills constitute respectively 26.6 per cent and 17.76 per cent of the total area, plains and basins make up 55.7 per cent and the vast plain in the east is part of the North China Plain. The province has a total area of 167,000 square kilometres with a population of 95.55 million and the provincial capital is Zhengzhou. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.16.1.

Table 7.16.1: Major economic indicators, Henan Province

Item	2000	2001
Population (millions)	94.88	95.55
Gross domestic product (billion RMB)	513.766	564.502
GDP per capita (thousand RMB)	5.444
Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)
Urban residents	4.76626	1.848
Rural residents	5.267	1.968
Savings (billion RMB) [*]	473.766	553.016
Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)	137.774	162.776
Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)	116.158	123.4
Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)	241.378	266.2
Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)	156.230	174.87
Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)	178.67	197.98
Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2001 and State Statistical Bureau
[*] Both institutional and private savings