Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not an outright majority), or are the historic home of a significant minority population.
There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are found in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else.
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List + Province-levelentry Name Chinese Pinyin Designated minority Language of designated minorityChongqingPengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County 彭水苗族土家族自治县 Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzú ZìzhìxiànMiao and Tujia?Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County 石柱土家族自治县 Shízhù Tǔjiāzú ZìzhìxiànTujia ?Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County 秀山土家族苗族自治县 Xiùshān Tǔjiāzú Miáozú ZìzhìxiànTujia and Miao ?Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County 酉阳土家族苗族自治县 Yǒuyáng Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn ?GansuAksay Kazakh Autonomous County 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 Ākèsài Hāsàkèzú ZìzhìxiànKazakhKazakh: اقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانىAqsay Qazaq avtonomyalıq awdanıDongxiang Autonomous County 东乡族自治县 Dōngxiāngzú ZìzhìxiànDongxiangSanta: Dunxianzu ZizhixienJishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County 积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县 Jīshíshān Bǎo'ānzú Dōngxiāngzú Sǎlāzú ZìzhìxiànBonan, Dongxiang and Salar ?Subei Mongol Autonomous County 肃北蒙古族自治县 Sùběi Měnggǔzú ZìzhìxiànMongolMongol: Subėi-yin Moŋɣol öbertegen jasaqu siyanSunan Yugur Autonomous County 肃南裕固族自治县 Sùnán Yùgùzú ZìzhìxiànYugur ?Bairi Tibetan Autonomous County 天祝藏族自治县 Tiānzhù Zàngzú ZìzhìxiànTibetanTibetan: dpa'a-ris bod-rigs rang-skyong rdzongZhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County 张家川回族自治县 Zhāngjiāchuān Huízú ZìzhìxiànHui (The Hui speak Chinese)Xiao'erjing: GuangdongLiannan Yao Autonomous County 连南瑶族自治县 Liánnán Yáozú ZìzhìxiànYao ?Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County 连山壮族瑶族自治县 Liánshān Zhuàngzú Yáozú ZìzhìxiànZhuang and YaoZhuang: