Guangxi

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Guangxi 广西
Autonomous region
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Chinese transcription(s)
• Pinyin	Guǎngxī zhuàngzú zìzhìqū
• Jyutping	Gwong2 sai1 Zong3 zuk6 Zi6 zi6 keoi1
• Abbreviation	桂 (Guì; Gwai3)
Zhuang transcription(s)
• Standard Zhuang	Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih
• Abbreviation	Gvei
Clockwise from the top: Li River Chengyang Bridge Detian Falls Reed Flute Cave Sun and Moon Pagodas
Location of Guangxi within China
Country	China
Named for	广 guǎng – 'wide' 西 xī – 'west' lit. 'western expanse'
Capital (and largest city)	Nanning
Divisions	14 prefectures, 109 counties, 1396 townships
Government
• Type	Autonomous region
• Body	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Liu Ning
• Congress Chairman	Liu Ning
• Government Chairman	Lan Tianli
• CPPCC Chairman	Sun Dawei
Area
• Total	237,600 km2 (91,700 sq mi)
• Rank	9th
Highest elevation (Kitten Mountain)	2,141 m (7,024 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	50,126,804
• Rank	11th
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Rank	20th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 62% Zhuang – 31% Yao – 3% Miao – 1% Dong – 0.7% Mulao – 0.4% Maonan – 0.2%
• Languages and dialects	Zhuang, Yue languages (mainly Cantonese), Southwestern Mandarin, Pinghua
ISO 3166 code	CN-GX
GDP (2021)	CN¥2.474 trillion(US$383 billion; (19th)[2]
GDP per capita	CN¥49,118 (US$7,611 (31st)
GDP per growth	7.5%
HDI (2019)	0.728[3] high · 25th
Website	(in Chinese) Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guangxi
Guangxi in simplified (top) and traditional (bottom) characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广西
Traditional Chinese	廣西
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngxīⓘ
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngxīⓘ Bopomofo ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Goangshi Wade–Giles Kuang3-hsi1 Yale Romanization Gwǎngsyī IPA [kwàŋ.ɕí] Wu Romanization Kuaon上si平 Hakka Romanization Kóng-sî Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngsāi Jyutping Gwong2 sai1 IPA [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.sɐ́i] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kńg-sai Teochew Peng'im Kuáng-sai Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Guōng-să̤
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Simplified Chinese	广西壮族自治区
Traditional Chinese	廣西壯族自治區[4]
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngxī zhuàngzú zìzhìqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngxī zhuàngzú zìzhìqū Bopomofo ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄓˋ ㄑㄩ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Goangshi Juanqtzwu Tzyhjyhchiu Wade–Giles Kuang3-hsi1 Chuang4-tsu2 Tzŭ4-chih4-chʻü1 Yale Romanization Gwǎngsyī Jwàngdzú Dz̀jr̀chyū IPA [kwàŋ.ɕí ʈʂwâŋ.tsǔ tsɹ̩̂.ʈʂɻ̩̂.tɕʰý] Wu Romanization Kuaon上si平 tsaon去zoh入 zy去zy去chiu平 Hakka Romanization Kóng-sî Tsong-tshu̍k Tshṳ-tshṳ-khî Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngsāi Jongjuhk Jihjihkēui Jyutping Gwong2 sai1 Zong3 zuk6 Zi6 zi6 keoi1 IPA [kʷɔːŋ˧˥.sɐi˥ tsɔːŋ˧.tsok̚˨ tsiː˨.tsiː˨.kʰɵy˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kńg-sai Chàng-cho̍k Chū-tī-khu Teochew Peng'im Kuáng-sai Tsàng-tsôk Tsĕu-tī-khu Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Guōng-să̤ Cáung-cŭk Cê̤ṳ-dê-kṳ̆
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	Quảng Tây
Chữ Hán	廣西
Chữ Nôm	區自治民族壯廣西
Zhuang name
Zhuang	Gvangjsih
1957 orthography	Gvaŋзsiƅ
Sawndip	广西佈僮自治区

Guangxi,^[a] officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning.^[5]

Guangxi's location, in mountainous terrain in the far south of China, has placed it on the frontier of Chinese civilization throughout much of Chinese history. The current name "Guang" means "expanse" and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. It was given provincial level status during the Yuan dynasty, but even into the 20th century, it was considered an open, wild territory. The abbreviation of the region is "桂" (Hanyu pinyin: Guì; Zhuang: Gvei), which comes from the name of the city of Guilin, the provincial capital during both the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty.

Guangxi contains the largest population of China's ethnic minorities after Yunnan, in particular, the Zhuang people, who make up 34% of the population. Various regional languages and dialects such as Pinghua, Zhuang, Kam, Cantonese, Hakka, and Min are spoken alongside Mandarin Chinese.^[6]

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