Abbreviation: Ning

Capital: Yinchuan

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Named after Xixia Anning. Tang belongs to Guan Neidao; Song belongs to Xixia; After the Yuan Dynasty destroyed Xixia, Xixia Province was established in the old place, and it was soon changed to Ningxia Province, which ruled Ningxia Road. This was the beginning of Ningxia's name. Later, it was changed to Gansu Province and moved to Ganzhou Road.

Ming belongs to Shaanxi Province and changed Ningxia Road to Ningxia Wei; The Qing Dynasty changed to Ningxia Prefecture, which was subordinate to Gansu Province and set up Ningxia General; In the early years of the Republic of China, the military ambassador of Ningxia was located in Gansu, followed by Ningxia Province; After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was revoked and merged into Gansu Province, and then Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established. The name of the area has not changed so far.

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Introduction to the geographical location and administrative divisions of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region;

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is located in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River in the northwest of China, with a latitude of 3514 ′-39 23 ′; It borders Shaanxi Province in the east, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the west and north, and Gansu Province in the south, with a total area of 66,400 square kilometers. The terrain is long and narrow, with a distance of 456 kilometers from north to south and about 250 kilometers from east to west.

By the end of 20 16, there were five prefecture-level cities in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, namely Yinchuan, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Guyuan and Zhongwei, including Lingwu and Qingtongxia, Yongning, Helan, Pingluo, Yanchi, Tongxin, Xiji, Longde, Jingyuan, Pengyang, Zhongning and Haiyuan. No.361Jiefang West Street, Yinchuan, the resident of the People's Government of the Autonomous Region.

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