Kinku Basin

...Population: 43.43 million (1996). 80% of the province is mountainous, with the largest plains being the coast of Hangzhou Bay in the north (Zhejiang North Plain) and the basin (Jinqu Basin) that opens up in the middle reaches of the Qiantang River. The rest are small basins formed in the mountains by tributaries of the Qiantang River, the Lingjiang River, the Oujiang River, and other rivers, and small plains formed in the inner bays of the coast. The mountainous region includes the Tianmu Mountains to the west of the Qiantang River, which form the border with Anhui Province.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Jinqu Basin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…人口4343万(1996)。省域の80％は山地で，平地は北部の杭州湾沿岸(浙北平野)と，銭塘江の中流部に開ける盆地(金衢盆地)が大きなもので，あとは銭塘江の支流や，霊江，甌江などの河川が山地中につくる小盆地や，海岸の湾奥に形成される小平野である。山地は，銭塘江より西に天目山地があり，安徽省との境をなす。…

※「金衢盆地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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