Autonomous regions of China
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| Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China |
| Province level |
|---|
| Provinces |
| Autonomous regions |
| Municipalities |
| Special Administrative Regions (SARs) |
| Prefecture level |
| Prefectures Autonomous prefectures |
| Prefecture-level cities Sub-provincial cities |
| Leagues |
| County level |
| Counties Autonomous counties |
| County-level cities Sub-prefecture-level cities |
| City districts |
| Banners Autonomous banners |
| Township level |
| Townships (ethnic) Sumu (ethnic) |
| Towns |
| Subdistricts |
| County districts (defunct) |
An autonomous region (simplified Chinese: 自治区; traditional Chinese: 自治區; pinyin: zīzhìqù) 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. It is a minority entity and has a higher population of a particular minority ethnic group. There are five autonomous regions in China: the Tibetan people in Tibet, the Zhuang in Guangxi, the Uyghur in Xinjiang, the Mongols in Inner Mongolia, and the Hui in Ningxia.
| Name | Chinese (T) Chinese (S) |
Pinyin | DM1 | Local name (Language) |
Abbr.2 | Capital | CLD3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 廣西壯族自治區 广西壮族自治区 |
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū | Zhuang | Gvangjish Bouxcuengh Swcigih (Zhuang) |
桂 Guì |
Nanning | List |
| Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | 內蒙古自治區 内蒙古自治区 |
Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū | Mongol |  Öbür Mongghul-un Öbertegen Jasaqu Orun (Mongolian) |
内蒙古 Nèiměnggǔ |
Hohhot | List |
| Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | 寧夏回族自治區 宁夏回族自治区 |
Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū | Hui | 寧夏回族自治區 or 宁夏回族自治区 (Chinese) |
寧 / 宁 Níng |
Yinchuan | List |
| Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | 新疆維吾爾自治區 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 | 西藏自治區 西藏自治区 |
Xīzàng Zìzhìqū | Tibetan | བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས Bod.raṅ.skyoṅ.ljoṅs (Tibetan) |
藏 Zàng |
Lhasa | List |
| 1 Designated minority. 2 Abbreviation. 3 County-level divisions. |
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