Autonomous regions of China
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A autonomous region (S.Chinese:自治区 or T.Chinese:自治區,Pinyin:zīzhì qǜ) is the first-level administrative subdivision of China, it has their own local government as the other Chinese Provinces, but a autonomous region has more rights on legislation. It is a minority entity and has more populous of minority, There are five autonomous regions in China, Tibetan in Tibet ranks the first of the population in the region andZhuang in Guangxi, Uyghur in Xinjiang, Mongols in Inner Mongolia, Hui in Ningxia rank the second of population in the other four ones.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Pinyin | DM1 | Local name (Language) |
Abbr.2 | Capital | CLD3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 广西壮族自治区 | Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū | Zhuang | Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih (Zhuang) |
桂 Guì |
Nanjing | List |
| Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | 内蒙古自治区 | Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū | Mongol | ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ Öbür Mongghul-un Öbertegen Jasaqu Orun (Mongolian) |
内蒙古 Nèiměnggǔ |
Hohhot | List |
| Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | 宁夏回族自治区 | Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū | Hui | 宁夏回族自治区 (Chinese) |
宁 Níng |
Yinchuan | List |
| Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | 新疆维吾尔自治区 | Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū | Uyghur | شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni (Uyghur) |
新 Xīn |
Urumqi | List |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | 西藏自治区 | Xīzàng Zìzhìqū | Tibetan | བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས Bod.raṅ.skyoṅ.ljoṅs (Tibetan) |
藏 Zàng |
Lhasa | List |
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1 Designated minority. |
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