Western China

Western China is the west of . It consists of and . In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers six provinces, three autonomous regions, and one direct-administered municipality.
  • Type: Region
  • Description: geographical and cultural region in China
  • Also known as: West China” and “Western CN

Western China

Latitude
38.57509° or 38° 34′ 30″ north
Longitude
87.24486° or 87° 14′ 42″ east
Elevation
1,069 metres (3,507 feet)
Open location code
8MC9H6GV+2W
Geo­Names ID
12217937
Wiki­data ID
Q842230
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Western China” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 中国西部
  • Chinese: 中国西部地区
  • Chinese: 中国西部经济区
  • Chinese: 中國西部
  • Chinese: 華西
  • Chinese: 西部中國
  • Dutch: West-China
  • Estonian: Lääne-Hiina
  • French: Chine occidentale
  • Greek: Δυτική Κίνα
  • Indonesian: Tiongkok Barat
  • Korean: 서중국
  • Persian: چین غربی
  • Portuguese: China ocidental
  • Russian: Западный Китай
  • Slovenian: Zahodna Kitajska
  • Spanish: China Occidental
  • Tamil: மேற்கு சீனா
  • Urdu: مغربی چین
  • Vietnamese: Miền Tây Trung Quốc
  • Vietnamese: Tây Trung Quốc
  • Yue Chinese: 中國西部

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