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Ningxia Province

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
宁夏回族自治区
Autonomous region
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 宁夏回族自治区 (Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū)
 • Abbreviation simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Níng
Map showing the location of theNingxia Hui Autonomous Region
Map showing the location of the
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Named for níng—tranquil
xià—Western Xia
"Tranquil Xia"
Capital
(and largest city)
Yinchuan
Divisions 5 prefectures, 21 counties, 219 townships
Government
 • Secretary Li Jianhua
 • Chairwoman Xian Hui
Area
 • Total 66,399.73 km2 (25,637.08 sq mi)
Area rank 27th
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,301,350
 • Estimate (31 December 2014) 6,620,000
 • Rank 29th
 • Density 89.1/km2 (231/sq mi)
 • Density rank 25th
Demographics
 • Ethnic composition Han: 62%
Hui: 34%
Manchu: 0.4%
 • Languages and dialects Lanyin Mandarin, Zhongyuan Mandarin
ISO 3166 code CN-64
GDP (2016) CNY 0.3 trillion
USD 47 billion (29th)
 - per capita CNY47,165
USD 7,103 (17th)
HDI (2010) 0.674 (medium) (21st)
Website http://www.nx.gov.cn/
Ningxia
Ningxia (Chinese characters).svg
"Ningxia" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Xiao'erjing نٍ ﺷﯿَا
Postal Ningsia
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Simplified Chinese 宁夏回族自治区
Traditional Chinese 寧夏回族自治區
Xiao'erjing نٍ ﺷﯿَا ﺧُﻮِ ذُﻮْ ذِ جِ ﺛُﻮْ
Postal Ningsia Hui Autonomous Region

Ningxia (Chinese: 宁夏; pronounced [nǐŋɕjâ], Xiao'erjing: نٍ ﺷﯿَا ﺧُﻮِ ذُﻮْ ذِ جِ ﺛُﻮْ), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China located in the northwest part of the country. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1954 but was separated from Gansu in 1958 and was reconstituted as an autonomous region for the Hui people, one of the 56 officially recognised nationalities of China. Twenty percent of China's Hui population lives in Ningxia.

Ningxia is bounded by Shaanxi to the east, Gansu to the south and west, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north and has an area of around 66,400 square kilometres (25,600 sq mi). This sparsely settled, mostly desert region lies partially on the Loess Plateau and in the vast plain of the Yellow River, and features the Great Wall of China along its northeastern boundary. Over the years an extensive system of canals has been built. Extensive land reclamation and irrigation projects have made increased cultivation possible.

Ningxia and its surrounding areas were incorporated into the Qin Dynasty as early as the 3rd century BC. Throughout the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty there were several large cities established in the region. The Liang Province Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty affected Ningxia.


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