Autonomous regions of China
Autonomous region .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 自治区 Zìzhìqū | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | People's Republic of China |
Number | 5 |
Populations | 3,002,166 (Tibet Autonomous Region) – 46,026,629 (Guangxi) |
Areas | 66,000 km2 (25,600 sq mi) (Ningxia) – 1,665,000 km2 (642,800 sq mi) (Xinjiang) |
Government | Single-party government |
Subdivisions | Prefecture-level city, Prefecture, League, Sub-Provincial Autonomous Prefecture, Autonomous Prefecture |
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Administrative divisions of China |
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Provincial level (1st) Municipalities Provinces Autonomous regions Special administrative regions |
Sub-provincial level Sub-provincial cities Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Sub-provincial city districts |
Prefectural level (2nd) Prefectural cities Autonomous prefectures Leagues Prefectures (abolishing) |
Sub-prefectural-level Sub-prefectural cities Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Provincial-controlled districts |
County level (3rd) Counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts (obsolete) |
Analogous county level units Management areas Management committee |
Township level (4th) Townships Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Sums Ethnic sums County-controlled districts Management committees Town-level city (pilot) |
Analogous township level units Management areas Management committee Areas Farms area, Prison area, University towns etc. |
Village level (5th) informal (Grassroots Autonomous Organizations) Villages · Gaqas Residential communities Residential Committees |
Other Regions Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities Special Economic Zones |
History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
An autonomous region (AR; simplified Chinese: 自治区; traditional Chinese: 自治區; pinyin: zìzhìqū) is a first-level administrative division of China. Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government, but an autonomous region has more legislative rights.[citation needed] An autonomous region is the highest level of minority autonomous entity in China, which has a comparably 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 by the local Han Chinese, who made up two-thirds of the population of each region. Although Mongols made an even smaller percentage of Inner Mongolia than either of these, the ensuing Chinese Civil War gave little opportunity for protest.[1]
Contents
1 List of autonomous regions
2 Statistics
2.1 Population
2.2 Ethnic composition of Autonomous Regions (%, 2000)
3 See also
4 Literature
5 References
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) | 内蒙古 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 Group |
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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 Group" column is the ethnic group given in brackets, after the names of the autonomous regions and Han people.
See also
Administrative divisions of China
- Provinces of China
- Special administrative regions of China
- Cantonese
- Standard Chinese
- Language Atlas of China
Literature
- Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China
References
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