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An autonomous region, used in the context of China, translates for zizhiqu (自治区 z?zh?qū), which are political divisions of China#Province level|province-level divisions with a designated List of Chinese nationalities|ethnic minority, and are guaranteed more rights under the constitution than province of China|provinces. For example, they have a chairman (where regular provinces have governors), who must be of the ethnic group as specified by the autonomous region (Tibetan people|Tibetan, Uighur, etc)

Autonomous regions were established after communist takeover, following Soviet Union|Soviet nationality policy. There are five in total.

! Chinese (Simplified Chinese|S) !! pinyin !! Designated List of Chinese nationalities|minority !! Local name !! Abbreviation !! Capital !! List of county-level divisions
Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	广西壮族自治区	Guǎngxī Zhu?ngz? Z?zh?qū	Zhuang	Zhuang language|Zhuang - Gvaŋзsiь Bouчcueŋь Sɯcigi	桂 gu?	Nanning	List of administrative divisions of Guangxi|List of county-level divisions
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region	内蒙古自治区	N?iměnggǔ Z?zh?qū	Mongol	Mongolian language|Mongolian - ?b?r Mongghul-un ?bertegen Jasaqu Orun	内蒙古 n?iměnggǔ	Hohhot	List of administrative divisions of Inner Mongolia|List of county-level divisions
Ningxia|Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	宁夏回族自治区	N?ngxi? Hu?z? Z?zh?qū	Hui	(The Hui speak Chinese language|Chinese)	宁 n?ng	Yinchuan	List of administrative divisions of Ningxia|List of county-level divisions
Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region	新疆维吾尔族自治区	Xīnjiāng W?iw?'ěrz? Z?zh?qū	Uighur	Uighur language|Uighur - ?injaŋ Uyġur Aptonom Rayoni	新 xīn	Urumqi	List of administrative divisions of Xinjiang|List of county-level divisions
Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet Autonomous Region	西藏自治区	Xīz?ng Z?zh?qū	Tibetan people|Tibetan	Tibetan language|Tibetan - བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས / Bod.raṅ.skyoṅ.ljoṅs	藏 z?ng	Lhasa	List of administrative divisions of Tibet Autonomous Region|List of county-level divisions

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Last Modified:   2005-03-06