Western China
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Western China (simplified Chinese: 中国西部; traditional Chinese: 中國西部; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xībù) and rarely known as (simplified Chinese: 华西; traditional Chinese: 華西; pinyin: Huáxī), refers to the western part of China. In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers one municipality: Chongqing; six provinces: Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai; and three autonomous regions: Tibet, Ningxia, and Xinjiang.
Administrative divisions
GB[1] | ISO №[2] | Province | Chinese Name | Capital | Population | Density | Area | Abbreviation/Symbol | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yú | 50 | Chongqing Municipality | 重庆市 Chóngqìng Shì |
Chongqing | 28,846,170 | 350.50 | 82,300 | CQ | 渝 |
Chuān (Shǔ) | 51 | Sichuan Province | 四川省 Sìchuān Shěng |
Chengdu | 80,418,200 | 165.81 | 485,000 | SC | 川(蜀) |
Guì (Qián) | 52 | Guizhou Province | 贵州省 Gùizhōu Shěng |
Guiyang | 34,746,468 | 197.42 | 176,000 | GZ | 贵(黔) |
Yún (Diān) | 53 | Yunnan Province | 云南省 Yúnnán Shěng |
Kunming | 45,966,239 | 116.66 | 394,000 | YN | 云(滇) |
Zàng | 54 | Tibet Autonomous Region Xizang Autonomous Region |
西藏自治区 Xīzàng Zìzhìqū |
Lhasa | 3,002,166 | 2.44 | 1,228,400 | XZ | 藏 |
Shǎn (Qín) | 61 | Shaanxi Province | 陕西省 Shǎnxī Shěng |
Xi'an | 37,327,378 | 181.55 | 205,600 | SN | 陕(秦) |
Gān (Lǒng) | 62 | Gansu Province | 甘肃省 Gānsù Shěng |
Lanzhou | 25,575,254 | 56.29 | 454,300 | GS | 甘(陇) |
Qīng | 63 | Qinghai Province | 青海省 Qīnghǎi Shěng |
Xining | 5,626,722 | 7.80 | 721,200 | QH | 青 |
Níng | 64 | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | 宁夏回族自治区 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū |
Yinchuan | 6,301,350 | 94.89 | 66,400 | NX | 宁 |
Xīn | 65 | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū |
Ürümqi | 21,813,334 | 13.13 | 1,660,400 | XJ | 新 |
See also
- Other regions
References
- ^ GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
- ^ ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)
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