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Guangxi Guăngxī 广西 廣西 Nanning Abbreviated Guangnan Xi

Name Guangxi
Name in pinyin Guăngxī
Name in simplified Chinese 广西
Name in traditional Chinese 廣西
Capital Nanning
Etymology
Abbreviated from "Guangnan Xi Lu" (A "lu" was equal to a province or a state in the Song Dynasty)
广 = wide
西 = west
literally, "The Western Expanse" (Guangdong being East)
Population 46 millions
Percentage of the national population 3,44 %
Population density (inhab./km²) 207

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