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Municipalities Directly Under the Central Government

Province
Autonomous Rregions Special Administrative Regions
Divisions of Administrative Areas in China (End of 2000)
 

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region


  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 23.79 million. Hohhot is the regional capital.


 

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region


  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 48.22 million, of whom 13.65 million live in urban areas. Nanning is the regional capital.


 

Tibet Autonomous Region


  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, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Myanmar. It covers 1.2 million square km, with a population of 2.63 million. Lhasa is the regional capital.


 

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region


  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 about 5.72 million. Yinchuan is the regional capital.


 

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region


  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 over 19.05 million. Urumqi is the regional capital.