Guangxi (GZAR), umwhile romanizit Kwangsi, is a province o soothren Cheenae alang its mairch wi Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, a region wi special privileges creatit specifically for the Zhuang fowk.
Quick Facts Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区, Name transcription(s) ...
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
广西壮族自治区 |
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Autonomous region |
| Name transcription(s) |
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| • Cheenese | 广西壮族自治区 (Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū) |
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| • Abbreviation | 桂 (pinyin: Guì, Zhuang: Gvei) |
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| Zhuang transcription(s) |
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| • Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih | |
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 Map shawin the location o Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region |
| Named for | Abbreviatit frae "Guangnan Xi Lu" (A "lu" wis equal tae a province or a state in the Song Dynasty)
广 = wide
西 = west
literally, "The Wastren Expanse" (Guangdong being East) |
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Caipital
(an lairgest ceety) | Nanning |
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| Divisions | 14 prefecturs, 109 coonties, 1396 tounships |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Secretar | Guo Shengkun |
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| • Govrenor | Ma Biao (马飚) |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 236700 km2 (91,400 sq mi) |
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| Area rank | 9th |
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| Population (2010) |
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| • Total | 46,026,629 |
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| • Rank | 11t |
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| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
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| • Density rank | 20t |
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| Demographics |
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| • Ethnic composeetion | Guangxi fowk:
Han - 62%
Zhuang - 32%
Yao - 3%
Miao - 1%
Dong - 0.7%
Gelao - 0.4% |
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| • Leids an dialects | Soothwastren Mandarin, Cantonese, Pinghua, Zhuang |
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| ISO 3166 code | CN-45 |
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| GDP (2011) | CNY 1171.4 billion
US$ 185.9 billion (18t) |
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| • per capita | CNY 20,219
US$ 2,987 (27t) |
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| HDI (2008) | 0.776 (medium) (20t) |
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| Website | http://www.gxzf.gov.cn
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Quick Facts Chinese name, Semplifeed Cheenese ...
| Guangxi |
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| Chinese name |
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| Semplifeed Cheenese | 广西 |
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| Tradeetional Cheenese | 廣西 |
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| Postal | Kwangsi |
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| Leeteral meanin | "The Wastren Expanse" |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Staundart Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngxī |
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| Wade–Giles | Kuang-hsi |
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| Yale Romanisation | Gwǎngsyī |
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| IPA | [kwàŋɕí] |
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| Wu |
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| Romanieation | kuaon上si平 |
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| Hakka |
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| Romanisation | Kóng-sî |
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| Yue: Cantonese |
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| Yale Romanisation | Gwóngsaì |
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| Jyutping | gwong2sai1 |
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| IPA | [kʷɔ̌ːŋsâːi] |
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| Soothren Min |
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| Hokkien POJ | Kńg-sai |
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| Teochew Peng'im | Kuáng-sai |
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| Eastren Min |
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| Fuzhou BUC | Guōng-să̤ |
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| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region |
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| Semplifeed Cheenese | 广西壮族自治区 |
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| Tradeetional Cheenese | 廣西壯族自治區 |
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| Postal | Kwangsi Zhuangzu Zijiqu |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Staundart Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū |
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| Wade–Giles | Kuang-hsi Chuang-tsu Tzu-chih-ch'ü |
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| Yale Romanisation | Gwǎngsyī Jwàngdzú Dz̀jr̀chyū |
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| Wu |
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| Romanieation | kuaon上si平 tsaon去zoh入 zy去zy去chiu平 |
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| Hakka |
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| Romanisation | Kóng-sî Tsong-tshu̍k Tshṳ-tshṳ-khî |
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| Yue: Cantonese |
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| Yale Romanisation | Gwóngsaì Jongjuhk Jihjihkeuī |
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| Jyutping | gwong2sai1 zong3zuk6 zi6zi6keoi1 |
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| IPA | [kʷɔ̌ːŋsâːi tsɔ̀ːŋtsʊ̀k tɕìːtɕìːkɵ́y] |
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| Soothren Min |
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| Hokkien POJ | Kńg-sai Chàng-cho̍k Chū-tī-khu |
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| Teochew Peng'im | Kuáng-sai Tsàng-tsôk Tsĕu-tī-khu |
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| Eastren Min |
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| Fuzhou BUC | Guōng-să̤ Cáung-cŭk Cê̤ṳ-dê-kṳ̆ |
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| Zhuang name |
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| Zhuang | Gvangjsih
(old orthography: Gvaŋзsiƅ) |
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| Zhuang name |
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| Zhuang | Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih
(auld orthography: Gvaŋзsiƅ Bouчcueŋƅ Sɯcigiƅ)
(Sawndip: 广西佈僮自治区) |
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Guangxi's location, in muntainous terrain in the far sooth o Cheenae, haes placit it on the frontier o Cheenese ceevilization throughoot hintle o Cheenae's history. The current name "Guang" means "expanse" an haes been associatit wi the region syne the creation o Guang Prefectur in AD 226. It wis gien provincial level status durin the Yuan Dynasty, but even intae the 20t century it wis considered an open, wild territory.
The abbreviation o the province is "桂" (Pinyin: Gui; Zhuang: Gvei), which comes frae the ceety o Guilin, the umwhile caipital, center o hintle o Guangxi's cultur, politics, an history, an currently a major ceety in the autonomous region.
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