Yellow River - Okoga

...the name of a province in the coastal region of eastern China, downstream of the Yangtze River. Its total area is 102,600 km2, with a population of 71.1 million (1996). This does not include Shanghai, which is under the direct control of the central government. It is made up of 13 prefecture-level cities, 31 county-level cities, and 33 counties, and its capital is Nanjing. It borders the provinces of Shandong, Zhejiang, and Anhui, and accounts for 1.05% of the country's total area. Plains make up 68% of the province, with very little hilly land at just 15%, while rivers and lakes make up an unprecedented 17% of the province's area. It is also the most densely populated region in the country, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Yellow River" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国東部の沿海地帯，長江(揚子江)下流の省名。全面積は10万2600km2。人口7110万(1996)。この中には中央直轄の上海市の分は含まれていない。13地級市，31県級市，33県からなり省都は南京市。山東･浙江･安徽の3省と隣接し，全国総面積の1.05％に当たる。平原部が68％を占め，丘陵地がきわめて少なくわずか15％であるのに対し，河川湖沼の面積が17％にものぼるのは他に例をみない。人口密度の高いことも全国第一で，世界最高の稠密な地域の一つである。…

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