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Divisions of Administrative Areas in China (End of 2003)

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

    

　

Called "Inner Mongolia" for short, the region is situated on the northern frontier of China, bordered by Mongolia and Russia on the north. It covers 1.1 million square km, with a population of nearly 23.8 million. Hohhot is the regional capital.

  

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

    

　

 Called "Gui" for short, Guangxi is situated in the west of south China, faces Beibu Gulf on the south and adjoins Viet Nam on the southwest. It covers 230,000 square km, with a population of 48.57 million, of whom 14.11 million live in urban areas. Nanning is the regional capital.  

Tibet Autonomous Region

    

　

 Called "Zang" for short, Tibet is situated on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on the southwestern border of China, adjacent to India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. It covers 1.2 million square km. Its total population exceeded 2.7 million at the end of 2003, an increase of 32,900. Lhasa is the regional capital.
  

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
    

　

 Called "Ning" for short, Ningxia is situated on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the northwest of China. It covers 66,000 square km, with a population of over 5.8 million. Yinchuan is the regional capital.  

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
    

　

 Called "Xin" for short, Xinjiang is situated on the northwestern border of China, adjacent to Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Covering an area of 1.6 million square km, Xinjiang is the largest of all Chinese provinces and autonomous regions, with a population of nearly 19.34 million. Urumqi is the regional capital.