Autonomous regions of China

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 (S)	Pinyin	DM¹	Local name (Language)	Abbr.²	Capital	CLD³
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	广西壮族自治区	Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū	Zhuang	Gvangjish Bouxcuengh Swcigih (Zhuang)	桂 Guì	Nanning	List
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region	内蒙古自治区	Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū	Mongol	ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ Öbür Mongghul-un Öbertegen Jasaqu Orun (Mongolian)	内蒙古 Nèiměnggǔ	Hohhot	List
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	宁夏回族自治区	Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū	Hui	宁夏回族自治区 (Chinese)	宁 Níng	Yinchuan	List
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region	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.

These five regions have warm and cold climate zones.

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