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Provinces Autonomous regions Municipalities Special administrative regions |
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Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Sub-provincial cities Sub-provincial new areas |
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Prefectures Autonomous prefectures Prefecture-level cities Leagues |
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Sub-prefecture-level
Sub-prefectural-level cities |
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Counties Autonomous counties County-level cities City districts Banners Autonomous banners Forestry areas Special districts |
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Townships Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Sumus Ethnic sumus District public offices (abolishing) |
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Village Committees Neighborhood Committees |
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An autonomous region is a first-level administrative subdivision of People's Republic of China. Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government, but an autonomous region theoretically has more legislative rights. An Autonomous Region is a minority entity which has a higher population of a particular minority ethnic group. There are five autonomous regions in China: the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the Mongols in Inner Mongolia, the Tibetans in Tibet, the Huis in Ningxia and the Zhuangs in Guangxi.
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| DM1 | Name in English | Hanzi (S) &Pinyin | Local name (Language) |
Abbr.2 | Capital | CLD3 | ||
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| Uyghur | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū |
شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni (Uyghur) |
新 Xīn |
Ürümqi (乌鲁木齐; ئۈرۈمچی) | List | ||
| Mongol | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region or Nei Mongol Autonomous Region |
内蒙古自治区 Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū |
Öbür Mongghul-un Öbertegen Jasaqu Orun (Mongolian) |
蒙 Měng |
Hohhot (呼和浩特; ) | List | ||
| Tibetan | Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region |
西藏自治区 Xīzàng Zìzhìqū |
བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས Poi Ranggyong Jong (Tibetan) |
藏 Zàng |
Lhasa (拉萨; ལྷ་ས་) | List | ||
| Hui | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | 宁夏回族自治区 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū |
نٍ شيَا خُوِ ذُوْ ذِ جِ ثُوْ (Chinese Xiao'erjing) |
寧 / 宁 Níng |
Yinchuan (银川; ىٍ ﭼُﻮًا) | List | ||
| Zhuang | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū |
Gvangjish Bouxcuengh Swcigih (Zhuang) |
桂 Guì |
Nanning (南宁; Namzningz) | List | ||
| 1 Designated minority. 2 Abbreviation. 3 County-level divisions. |
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