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{{Short description|Capital of Shandong, China}}
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'''Jinan'''{{efn|{{Lang-zh|s=济南|p=Jǐnán}}; [[Postal Map Romanization|alternately]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanized]] as '''Tsinan'''{{efn|In addition to the names in [[#Infobox|the infobox above]], Jinan has also been romanized as '''Tse-nan'''.<ref>"China" in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed., 1878.</ref>}}}} is the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[Shandong]] province in [[East China|Eastern China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions-Shandong|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/43600.htm|publisher=PRC Central Government Official Website|year=2001|access-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619213427/http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/43600.htm|archive-date=June 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilization and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub.<ref name="hktdc"/> The city has held [[Sub-provincial city|sub-provincial]] administrative status since 1994.<ref name="hktdc">{{cite web
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