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Guizhou

Guizhou (Simplified Chinese: 贵州, Traditional: 貴州, pinyin: Gùizhōu, WG: Kuei-chou, also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country.

贵州省/貴州省
Guìzhōu Shěng
Province Abbreviation(s): 黔 Qián or 貴 Guì
Capital Guiyang
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 16th
176,100 km²
xx%
Population


 - Total (Year)


 - Density
Ranked 17th


35,250,000


200/km²
Administration Type Province
Governor Shi Xiushi
Image:China provinces guizhou.png
Contents

History

Geography

Guizhou adjoins Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality to the north, Yunnan Province to the west, Guangxi Province to the south and Hunan Province to the east.

Other cities include: Anshun , Congjiang, Zunyi .

Guizhou has a subtropical humid climate. There are few seasonal changes.

Economy

Demographics

Guizhou is one of the provinces that contains the most minority groups. The minority groups account for more than 37% of the total population and they include Yao, Miao, Yi, Qiang, Dong, Zhuang, Buyi, Bai, Tujia, Gelao and Shui. 55.5% of the province area is designated as autonomous regions for them.

Culture

Tourism

The province has many covered bridges, called Wind and Rain Bridges. These were built by the Dong minority people.

Huangguoshu Waterfall , the biggest waterfall in China.


Miscellaneous topics

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Province-level divisions administered by the People's Republic of China

Flag of the People's Republic of China

Provinces¹:

Anhui | Fujian | Gansu | Guangdong | Guizhou | Hainan | Hebei | Heilongjiang | Henan | Hubei | Hunan | Jiangsu | Jiangxi | Jilin | Liaoning | Qinghai | Shaanxi | Shandong | Shanxi | Sichuan | Yunnan | Zhejiang

Autonomous Regions:

Guangxi | Inner Mongolia | Ningxia | Tibet | Xinjiang

Municipalities:

Beijing | Chongqing | Shanghai | Tianjin

Special Administrative Regions:

Hong Kong | Macau

¹ See also: Political status of Taiwan



Last updated: 02-08-2005 08:06:01
Last updated: 05-06-2005 01:27:49