Autonomous Region: | Ningxia
Official Name: | Níngxiàzìzhìqū
Status: | Autonomous Region
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Population Figure: | As of the 2020 census, Ningxia's population was approximately 7.20 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/ Information about Ningxia on china.org .cn
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