Basic Facts of the Five Ethnic Autonomous Regions
 
  Name Time of founding Capital Area
(sq km)
Population at the end of 2003 (10000) Proportion of ethnic minority population in the total (%)  
  Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region May 1, 1947 Hohhot City
1197547
2379.61
21.25
 
  Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Mar. 15, 1958 Nanning City
237693
4857.00
38.17
 
  Tibet Autonomous Region Sept. 1, 1965 Lhasa City
1274910
259.21
95.93
 
  Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Oct. 25, 1958 Yinchuan City
62818
580.19
35.52
 
  Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Oct. 1, 1955 Urumqi City
1655826
1933.95
60.13