Location:
　　　　Situated on the southeast of China and south of the Yangtze 　　River Delta

Area: 100,000 sq km

Climate:
　　　　Zhejiang lies in the sub-tropical zone with monsoon climate, 　abundant sunshine duration and distinct four seasons.

provincial capital: Hangzhou

Population: 46.77 millions (March 2001)

 
Cities
Hangzhou 　|　Jinghua　|　Ningbo　|　Shaoxing　|　Wenzhou　|　Zhoushan

 

Ethnic groups:
　　　　　Zhejiang is also a multinational province. Besides the Han nationality, there are totally 49 different ethnic groups with a population of 310,000, accounting for 0.7% of the province's total. Among them, the She nationality has a population of 200,000, the Hui 20,000.