Ningxia
Autonomous Region: | Ningxia |
Official Name: | NÃngxià zìzhìqÅ« |
Status: | Autonomous Region |
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Population Figure: | approx. 5,8 million |
Area: | approx. 66.500 square kilometer |
Location: | North-West of China Adjacent provinces: Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi |
Capital City: | Yinchuan |
Sights: | Yinchuan and Zhongwei, which is located 150 km southwestern of Yinchuan |
General Information: | Dry desert region Around 65% of Ningxia’s inhabitants are Han-Chinese Around 35% belong to National Minority Groups; the biggest being the Hui, which is a Muslim ethnic group (around 1,2 million) |
Links: | http://www.china.org.cn/english/ |
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