Location:
　　　　Situated along the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the western part of the region known as North China

Area: 156,000 square kilometers

Climate:
　　　　It gases a mild continental climate with four distinct seasons awash in sunlight. The annual average temperature ranges from 4≧ to 14≧ and annual precipitation from 400 mm to 650 mm. The frost-free season ranges from 120 to more than 220 days.

provincial capital: capital: Taiyuan

Population: 32.97millions (March 2001)

 
Cities
Datong 　|　Jincheng　|　Taiyuan　

 

Ethnic groups:
　　　　　Han,Hui,Mongol,Man,etc 34 ethnic groups in Shanxi.