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Ningxia

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<font size="+1">宁夏回族自治区<br>N?ngxi? Hu?z? Z?zh?qū</font>
<font size="-1">Abbreviation: 宁 (pinyin: N?ng)</font>
Image:China-Ningxia.png|Ningxia is highlighted on this map
Origin of Name 宁 n?ng - tranquil<br>夏 xi? - Western Xia<br>"tranquil Xia"
Administration Type Autonomous region of China|Autonomous region
Capital and<br>Largest City Yinchuan
Communist Party of China|CPC Ningxia Committee Secretary Chen Jianguo
Chairman Ma Qizhi
Area 66,000 square kilometre|km&sup2; (List of China administrative regions by area|27th)
Population (2002) <br />&nbsp;- Density 5,720,000 (List of China administrative regions by population|29th) <br /> 87/km&sup2; (List of China administrative regions by population density|25th)
Gross domestic product|GDP (2002)<br />&nbsp;- per capita 32.9 billion Renminbi|? (List of China administrative regions by gross domestic product|30th) <br /> 5757 Renminbi|? (List of China administrative regions by GDP per capita|24th)
Major Nationalities of China|Nationalities (2000) Han Chinese|Han - 79%<br />Hui - 20%<br />Manchu - 0.4%
Political divisions of China#Prefecture level|Prefecture-level divisions
Political divisions of China#County level|County-level divisions 21
Political divisions of China#Township level|Township-level divisions 227
ISO 3166-2 CN-64

Ningxia (zh-stpw |s=宁夏 |t=寧夏 |p=N?ngxi? |w=Ning-hsia) is an autonomous region of China|autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located on the northwest Loess Plateau|loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land.







Ningxia borders the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

  • Rivers include: Yellow River


Ningxia is a relatively dry, desert region. There is a great deal of irrigation in order to support the growing of Wolfberries (a popular snack fruit throughout the region).

  • Deserts include: Tengger desert in Shapotou





Ningxia is the home of the Hui, one of the officially recognized Chinese minority groups. While ethnically indistinguishable from the Han (the major Chinese ethnic group) the Hui have been Muslims for many centuries. As a stop along the legendary Silk Road, the Hui were converted by the Islamic traders.













  • http://www.nxny.gov.cn/ Ningxia regional government website (simplified Chinese)


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Last Modified:   2005-04-13


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