StrictlyconfidentialMacroReportFujianprovinceDraft05-20032OverviewFujianhasatotalpopulationof33.2millionandGDPofRMB329billion,andofallprovincesisranked11thinabsoluteGDP,7thinpercapitaGDPand6thindisposableincome.ThemountainrangeinthewestoftheprovincepushesitspoliticalandeconomicactivityintoaconcentratedcoastalcorridorfromFuzhou,theprovincialcapitalcitytoXiamen,aSpecialEconomicZone.Approximately82%oftheGDPand64%ofthepopulationareinthiscorridor.Manufacturingindustryleadsallothereconomicsectorsandhasbeengrowingrapidly,drivenbycloselinkswithTaiwan.Themostaffluentcities(Xiamen,FuzhouandQuanzhou)arealllocatedinthecorridor.Goodtransportationnetworksconnectallthekeycitiesalongthecoast.ThetransportationlinksbetweenthelongcorridoranditsneighbouringprovincestothewestareblockedbytheWuyimountainrange.3PoliticalgeographyFujianhasninemunicipality-levelcities,sixofthemalongtheeastcoast.UnlikeGuangdong,thekeycitiesinFujianarenotcrowdedintoonearea,theyarespreadoutfromthesoutheasttonortheastalongthecoast.Fuzhouistheprovincialcapitalandalsotheprovince’spoliticalandeconomiccentre.Xiamen,oneofthecountry’sleadingSpecialEconomicZones,islocatedinthesouth-easternpartoftheprovince.KeyMunicipalitiesCounty/CityArea(Km2)Zhangzhou912,608Fuzhou811,968Quanzhou810,866Putian24,079Xiamen1,565--------------------------------------------------------------Keymunicipalitiestotal2741,086Provincetotal60122,848Keyas%ofprovince33%FuzhouPutianQuanzhouXiamenZhangzhouNote:Sizeofthecirclerepresentstheareasize.Biggercirclemeansbiggerareasize.WuyiMountainRange??km4DemographicsLongyanZhangzhouXiamenQuanzhouPutianFuzhouNingdeNanpingSanmingSouth-easternareaFujian’stotalpopulationis33.2million,with64%ofthepopulationconcentratedinfivekeycoastalcitiesfromFuzhoutoXiamen.Intheinlandregions,thepopulationdensityisaroundhalfthatofthecentralcoastalarea.KeyMunicipalitiesUrban/townRuralTotal(inthousands,year2001)Quanzhou6,0894816,571Fuzhou5,2596825,941Zhangzhou4,0324874,520Putian2,7692363,005Xiamen1,3441,344-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Keymunicipalitiestotal21,381Provincetotal33,210Populationconcentration•South-easternarea:64%ofthetotalpopulationNote:Sizeofthecirclerepresentsthepopulationsize.Largercirclemeanslargerpopulationsize.>500300-500<300PopulationperKm25GDP,percapitaGDPandgrowthrateGrowthRatesTotalGDP(Rmbinbillion)PerCapitaGDPRmb10,06610,79711,60112,362FujianProvince•Ranked11thinabsoluteGDP•Ranked7thinpercapitaGDP•StabletotalandpercapitaGDPgrowthrates3293553924251998199920002001FujianZhejiangJiangsuGuangdong8.02%10.42%8.51%7.16%7.55%6.56%199920002001GDPgrowthratePercapitaGDPgrowthrateFujianisthe11thlargestprovinceintermsofitsGDPcontributionandalsooneoftherichestprovincesinpercapitaGDP.ItsGDPanddisposableGDPgrowthrateshavefluctuatedwithinanarrowrangeoverthepastfouryears.*Includingnotonlytheprovinces,butalsothenationalmunicipalitiessuchasBeijing,Shanghaiandautonomousregions6ManufacturingFarming,forestry,animal,husbandryandfisheryTransportation,storage,postalandtelecommunicationserviceWholesale,retailtradeandfoodservicesConstructionGDPbysectorGDPSizeGrowthRate•Manufacturing1st11.92%•Farming,forestry,animalhusbandryandfisheryTop5sector(Unit:Rmbinbillion)164.5365.1146.8541.1525.8911.92%1.65%5.48%7.12%7.37%GDPgrowthrate(2001)ThemanufacturingsectordominatesallothersectorsinF...
