How many autonomous regions are there in China?

China has five autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xizang Autonomous Region.

If ranked by region, the top four autonomous regions are:

1: Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region area 1.66 million square kilometers;

2. Xizang Autonomous Region covers an area of 6.5438+228 million square kilometers;

3. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region covers an area of1183,000 square kilometers;

4. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region covers an area of 236,000 square kilometers;

There is also Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, covering an area of 66,400 square kilometers.

If ranked by population (according to the census data of 20 10), the top four autonomous regions are:

1, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 46026629;

2. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 24706321;

3. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 21813334;

4. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 6301350;

Xizang Autonomous Region has the smallest population, 3002 166.

Autonomous region is a kind of administrative division name. It is the highest administrative region in China-the provincial administrative region. According to the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC), ethnic autonomous areas are divided into autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties (autonomous banners).

Autonomy refers to the establishment of corresponding organs of self-government in areas where ethnic minorities live in compact communities under the unified leadership of the state, and ethnic minorities are masters of their own affairs. National autonomous areas enjoy the right of national autonomy as stipulated in the Constitution, the Law on Regional National Autonomy and other laws. This system is called "the system of regional ethnic autonomy" and is a basic political system in China.