Shingang Province

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Shingang Province 신강도
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Anthem: "Cry of the Mountains"
Location of Shingang Province in Zhenia.
Capital	Seokmun
Largest city	Naseon
Official languages	Zhenian
Recognised regional languages	Balakhian
Ethnic groups (2019)	68.2% Han Zhenian 14.7% Jin Zhenian 10.5% Han Zhenian 2.4% Yemeg Zhenian 4.2% Other
Demonym(s)	Shingangese
Government
• Governor	Baidur Rinchen
Establishment
• as a Territory of the Empire of Zhenia	1868
• Elevation into a Province of Zhenia	August 2, 1909
Area
• Total area	598,035.5 km2 (230,902.8 sq mi) (2nd)
• Water (%)	1.33%
Population
• 2019 census	7,492,188
• Density	12.5/km2 (32.4/sq mi) (34th in Zhenia)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$146.24 billion (31st in Zhenia)
• Per capita	$19,519.5 (33rd in Zhenia)
Gini (2019)	30.7 medium
HDI (2019)	0.899 very high
Currency	Zhenian Won (ZKW)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Zhenia Western Standard Time (ZWST))
Date format	yyyy/mm/dd
Calling code	31
Internet TLD	.sg.zh

Shingang Province (Zhenian: 신강도), is a Zhenian province located in Western Zhenia, situated directly at the nation's western border. As the second-largest province in the nation by area, it is home to the lowest population density in the nation as well, being home to just over 7 million residents. It is situated directly at the northwestern border of Zhenia, neighboring Heuksu Province to the southwest, Guangseo and Guangdong provinces to the south and Wonguang Province to the northeast.

Situated at the former heartland of the Balakhaat people, what is now Shingang Province was a node in the transcontinental trade routes connecting the east and west. It later became a major component of the Kharlin Empire until the century-long Kharlin-Zhu Wars ultimately brought the area under submission to mainland Zhenia, after which much of the Balakhaat people relocated to nearby Wonguang and Karavankon regions. During the Zhenian Civil War, it was one of the first province-level areas in mainland Zhenia to have sided with the Shindan dynasty; however, due to its strategic importance and low population density, it was designated as a territory during the Empire of Zhenia, until it was elevated into a province alongside other mainland Zhenian territories in 1909.