Autonomous regions of China
| Autonomous region 自治区 Zìzhìqū |
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| Category | Unitary State |
| Location | People's Republic of China |
| Number | 5 |
| Populations | 3,002,166 (Tibet) – 46,026,629(Guangxi) |
| Areas | 25,000 square miles (65,000 km2) (Ningxia) – 642,800 square miles (1,665,000 km2) (Xinjiang) |
| Government | Dual-Party Government |
| Subdivisions | Prefecture-level city, Prefecture, League, Sub-Provincial Autonomous Prefecture, Autonomous Prefecture |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. An autonomous region (Chinese: 自治区; pinyin: Zìzhìqū) (AR) is a first-level administrative subdivision of China. Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government, but an autonomous region has more legislative rights. An autonomous region is a minority entity which has a higher population of a particular minority ethnic group.
The Inner Mongolia autonomous region was established in 1947; Xinjiang was made autonomous in 1955; Guangxi and Ningxia in 1958, and Tibet in 1965. The designation of Guangxi and Ningxia as Zhuang and Hui autonomous areas, respectively, was bitterly protested[citation needed] by the local Han Chinese, who made up two-thirds of the population of each region. Although Mongols made up even less of a percentage of Inner Mongolia, the ensuing Chinese Civil War gave little opportunity for protest.[1]
Contents
List of autonomous regions
| Designated minority |
Name in English | Simplified Chinese Pinyin |
Local name SASM/GNC romanization (Language) |
Abbreviation | Capital |
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| Zhuang | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū |
Gvangjish Bouxcuengh Swcigih (Zhuang) | 桂 Guì (GZAR) |
Nanning (南宁; Nanzningz) |
| Mongol | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Nei Mongol Autonomous Region) |
内蒙古自治区 Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū |
ᠦᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠣ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ Öbür mongγol-un öbertegen zasaqu orun (Mongolian) |
內蒙古 Nèi Měnggǔ (IMAR) |
Hohhot (呼和浩特; ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ) |
| Tibetan | Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang Autonomous Region) |
西藏自治区 Xīzàng Zìzhìqū |
བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། Poi Ranggyong Jong (Tibetan) |
藏 Zàng (TAR) |
Lhasa (拉萨; ལྷ་ས།) |
| Uyghur | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū |
شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى Xinjang Uyĝur Aptonom Rayoni (Uyghur) |
新 Xīn (XUAR) |
Ürümqi (乌鲁木齐; ئۈرۈمچی) |
| Hui | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | 宁夏回族自治区 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū |
The Hui speak Chinese | 宁 Níng (NHAR) |
Yinchuan (银川) |
Statistics
Population
| Administrative Division | National Share (%) | 2010 Census[2] | 2000 Census[3] | 1990 Census[4] | 1982 Census[5] | 1964 Census[6] | 1954 Census[7] |
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| Guangxi | 3.5 | 46,026,629 | 43,854,538 | 42,245,765 | 36,420,960 | 20,845,017 | 19,560,822 |
| Inner Mongolia | 1.9 | 24,706,321 | 23,323,347 | 21,456,798 | 19,274,279 | 12,348,638 | 6,100,104 |
| Ningxia | 0.5 | 6,176,900 | 5,486,393 | 4,655,451 | 3,895,578 | * | * |
| Tibet | 0.2 | 3,002,166 | 2,616,329 | 2,196,010 | 1,892,393 | 1,251,225 | 1,273,969 |
| Xinjiang | 1.6 | 21,813,334 | 18,459,511 | 15,155,778 | 13,081,681 | 7,270,067 | 4,873,608 |
Ethnic composition of Autonomous Regions (%, 2000)
| Administrative Division | Titular Ethnic Group | Han Chinese | Third Largest Ethnic |
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| Xinjiang (Uyghur) | 45.21% | 40.58% | 6.74% (Kazakh) |
| Tibet (Tibetan) | 92.8% | 6.1% | 0.35% (Hui) |
| Inner Mongolia (Mongol) | 17.13% | 79.17% | 2.14% (Manchu) |
| Ningxia (Hui) | 33.9% | 65.5 % | 1.16% (Manchu) |
| Guangxi (Zhuang) | 32.0% | 62.0 % | 3.0% (Yao) |
Note: In the "Third Largest Ethnic" column is the ethnic group given in brackets, after the names of the autonomous regions and Han people.
See also
References
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Note: Taiwan is claimed as a province, but is administered by the Republic of China (see Political status of Taiwan). Hong Kong and Macau are claimed as provincial-level divisions, but as listed on the constitutional documents and joint declarations their statuses are better to be interpreted as first-level divisions instead.[citation needed]
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