Map of Guizhou

Location: east longitude 103°36’ to 109°35’ and north latitude 24°37’ to 29°13’
Area: 176,167 square kilometers
Capital city: Guiyang
Neighboring areas: Sichuan Province (capital city: Chengdu) and Chongqing Municipality to the north, Yunnan Province (capital city: Kunming) to the west, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south and Hunan Province (capital city: Changsha) to the east.

Population and Ethnic Groups

There are a total of 39,754,800 permanent populations as of 2007.

Guizhou is one of the provinces that contain the most minority groups. The minority groups account for more than 37 percent of the total population and they include Yao, Miao (including Gha-Mu and A-Hmao), Yi, Qiang, Dong, Zhuang, Buyei, Bai, Tujia, Gelao and Shui. 55.5 percent of the province area is designated as autonomous regions for them.