Guangxi

广西壮族自治区
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih
Abbreviation : 桂 ( Pinyin : Guì)
Capital	Nanning
surface - Total - share in the PRC	Rank 9 out of 33 236,700 km² 2.47%
population - Total 2016 - density	Rank 11 out of 33 48,380,000 inhabitants 204 inhabitants / km²
Management type	Autonomous area
governor	Chen Wu

ISO-3166-2 code	CN-GX
District level	14 cities
District level	48 counties, 40 urban districts, 12 autonomous counties, 10 cities
Community level	707 large municipalities, 367 municipalities, 106 street districts, 50 nationality municipalities

Guangxi ( Chinese 廣西 / 广西 , Pinyin Guǎngxī - "western expanse"; Zhuang Gvangjsih ) has been an autonomous region in the south of the People's Republic of China since 1958 . The full Chinese name is Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū 廣西壯族自治區 / 广西壮族自治区 - "Guangxi Autonomous Region of the Zhuang Nationality", the full Zhuang name is Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih .

The capital of the autonomous region is Nanning . Other major cities in Guangxi are Guilin , Liuzhou , Wuzhou and Beihai .

geography

In the southwest, Guangxi borders on Vietnam over a length of 1,020 km , and in the west, north and east on the provinces of Yunnan , Guizhou , Hunan and Guangdong .

The climate is subtropical , humid and characterized by the monsoons .

history

As early as the 3rd century BC, the Chinese Qin dynasty claimed the region that had previously belonged to the empire of the non-Chinese Nan-Yue and tried to subdue it. This only succeeded effectively after the following dynasties, but the subjugated minorities in particular rose again and again in uprisings with high losses. In the 19th century, the Jintian uprising broke out in Guangxi .

After the fall of the empire and the collapse of central power, regional warlords ruled the country. The so-called Guangxi clique under Lu Rongting formed an alliance early on with the Kuomintang in the neighboring province of Guangdong . Li Zongren and several younger generals then ruled in Guangxi before submitting themselves to the Kuomintang National Government in 1936. During the Second World War in 1939 the Japanese occupied parts of the province. In 1945 the province fell back to the Kuomintang, which it lost again to the communists in 1949, who finally granted the minorities autonomy.

population

Guangxi is an area inhabited by twelve ethnic groups and is particularly known as the historical settlement area of the Zhuang people . Furthermore, Han (with 63% the largest ethnic group in 2015) Yao , Miao , Dong , Mulam , Maonan , Hui , Gin , Yi , Sui and Gelao also live there . In addition, members of 25 other national minorities are represented here in smaller numbers. In 1958, because of the high proportion of national minorities, Guangxi received the special status of an autonomous region, see also the Autonomous Administrative Units of China .

Population development

Population growth in the province since 1954.

year	population
1954 census	19,560,822
1964 census	20,845,017
1982 census	36.420.960
1990 census	42.245.765
2000 census	43,854,538
2010 census	46,023,761
Guess 2016	48,380,000

economy

Guangxi is traditionally characterized by agriculture ( sugar cane ), therefore it is one of the poorer provinces of the People's Republic. Guangxi is the largest sugar producer in China.

Industrialization has only recently started . Thanks to the many rivers, the most important branch is the energy industry ( hydropower ). In second place comes the smelting of light metals ( aluminum ) and non-ferrous metals ( copper ), which occur as natural resources .

Investments in tourism have increased since the 1990s . The most popular travel destination is the Guilin region with the Li Jiang (Li River) and the impressive karst landscape .

environment

The south of China is repeatedly hit by floods. Most recently in June 2007, roads, businesses and human lives were hit by floods.

Administrative structure

Guangxi is divided into 14 prefecture-level cities :

#	Surname	chinese name	Pinyin	Zhuang	population 2016

- District-free city -
1	Angry	百色市	Bǎisè Shì	Bwzswz Si	3,620,200
2	Hey	河池市	Héchí Shì	Hozciz Si	3,499,000
3	Liuzhou	柳州市	Liǔzhōu Shì	Liujcouh Si	3,958,700
4th	Guilin	桂林市	Guìlín Shì	Gveilinz Si	5,009,400
5	Hezhou	贺州市	Hezhōu Shì	Hocouh Si	2,038,700
6th	Chongzuo	崇左市	Chóngzuǒ Shì	Cungzcoj Si	2,069,200
7th	Nanning	南宁市	Nánníng Shì	Nanzningz Si	7,062,200
8th	Loaf	来宾市	Láibīn Shì	Laizbinh Si	2,200,500
9	Guigang	贵港市	Guìgǎng Shì	Gveigangj Si	4,332,000
10	Wuzhou	梧州市	Wuzhōu Shì	Vuzcouh Si	3,018,400
11	Fangchenggang	防城港市	Fángchénggǎng Shì	Fangzcwngzgangj Si	929,000
12	Qinzhou	钦州市	Qīnzhōu Shì	Ginhcouh Si	3,243,000
13	Beihai	北海市	Běihǎi Shì	Bwzhaij Si	1,643,700
14th	Yulin	玉林市	Yùlín Shì	Yilinz Si	5,756,000