Southwest China

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Southwest China (Chinese: 西南; pinyin: Xīnán) is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality of Chongqing, the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Abbreviation	Provincial capital	Chinese	pinyin	List of county-level divisions
Guizhou	贵州	Guìzhōu	黔 qián or 贵 guì	Guiyang	贵阳	Guìyáng	List of county-level divisions
Sichuan	四川	Sìchuān	川 chuān or 蜀 shǔ	Chengdu	成都	Chéngdū	List of county-level divisions
Yunnan	云南	Yúnnán	滇 diān or 云 yún	Kunming	昆明	Kūnmíng	List of county-level divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Abbreviation	List of county-level divisions
Chongqing	重庆	Chóngqìng	渝 yú	List of administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Local name	Abbreviation	Provincial capital	Chinese	pinyin	Local name	List of county-level divisions
Tibet	西藏	Xīzàng	བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས	藏 zàng	Lhasa	拉萨	Lāsà	ལྷ་ས་	List of county-level divisions

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