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'''Sichuan''' (also styled Szechwan) is the most heavily populated province of [[China]], located in the west of the country in a relatively isolated region separated by mountains and the [[Yangtse Gorges]] from the lower Yangtse valley. Sichuan has a population of 82,343,000 (2000 population), and an area of 487,000 square kilometres. Until 1997 the municipality of [[Chongqing]], with a population of 31 million, also formed part of Sichuan.

The capital is [[Chengdu]].

Sichuan is widely known throughout the world for its distinctive, hot cuisine.

[[Category:Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Regions]]
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