White Paper 2005: Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China
 
http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/20050301/index.htm

http://www.china.com.cn/ch-book/20050228/index.htm

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Appendix: Basic Facts about the 155 Ethnic Autonomous Areas in China

(as of the end of 2003)

http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/20050301/Appendix.htm

 

Name of Ethnic Autonomous Area	Time of Founding	Capital	Area (square km)	Population (thousand)	Proportion of Ethnic Minority Population in the Total (%)
5 Autonomous Regions
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region	May 1, 1947	Hohhot City	1,197,547	23,796.1	21.25
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	March 15, 1958	Nanning City	237,693	48,570.0	38.17
Tibet Autonomous Region	Sept. 1, 1965	Lhasa City	1,247,910	2,592.1	95.93
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	Oct. 25, 1958	Yinchuan City	62,818	5,801.9	35.52
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	Oct. 1, 1955	Urumqi City	1,655,826	19,339.5	60.13
30 Autonomous Prefectures
Jilin Province
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture	Sept. 3, 1952	Yanji City	42,700	2,185.7	40.89
Hubei Province
Enshi Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture	Dec. 1, 1983	Enshi City	23,942	3,817.9	52.80
Hunan Province
Xiangxi Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture	Sept. 20, 1957	Jishou City	15,461	2,655.5	74.59
Sichuan Province
Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture	Jan. 1, 1953	Ma'erkang County	84,242	847.1	73.35
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture	Oct. 1, 1952	Xichang City	60,423	4,154.8	47.34
Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Nov. 24, 1950	Kangding County	152,629	904.9	81.73
Guizhou Province
Qiandongnan Miao-Dong Autonomous Prefecture	July 23, 1956	Kaili City	30,337	4,193.8	77.10
Qiannan Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture	Aug. 8, 1956	Duyun City	26,193	3,790.1	55.28
Qianxinan Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture	May 1, 1982	Xingyi City	16,804	3,016.2	42.94
Yunnan Province
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture	Jan. 24, 1953	Jinghong County	19,700	869.2	74.83
Wenshan Zhuang-Miao Autonomous Prefecture	April 1, 1958