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Ningxia

autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, located on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land.

宁夏回族自治区

Province Abbreviation(s): 宁
Capital	Yinchuan
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 27th 66,000 km² xx%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 30th 5,620,000 85/km²
Administration Type	Autonomous Region
Chairman of the Government	Ma Qizhi

History

Geography

Ningxia borders the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

• Rivers include: Yellow River

Economy

Ningxia is the home of the Hui, one of the officially recognized Chinese minority groups. While ethnically indistinguishable from the Han (the major Chinese ethnic group) the Hui have been Muslims for many centuries. As a stop along the legendary Silk Road, the Hui were converted by the Islamic traders.

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