Ethnic Mongols in China
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| Ethnic Mongols in China (蒙古族) |
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| Total population |
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5.8 million |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Inner Mongolia, Northeastern China, Xinjiang |
| Languages |
| Mongolian |
| Religions |
| Shamanism, Buddhism |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Buryats, Kalmyks |
Ethnic Mongols in China (Chinese: 蒙古族 Ménggǔzú) are citizens of the People's Republic of China who are ethnic Mongols. They form one of the 55 ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8 million ethnic Mongols living in China. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang, etc.
[edit] Regional distribution
The Mongols in China are divided between autonomous regions and provinces as follows:
- 68.72%: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- 11.52%: Liaoning Province
- 2.96%: Jilin Province
- 2.92%: Hebei Province
- 2.58%: Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- 2.43%: Heilongjiang Province
- 1.48%: Qinghai Province
- 1.41%: Henan Province
- 5.98%: Rest of China
Besides the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, there are other mongol autonomous administrative subdivisions in China.
On prefecture level:
- Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
- Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
- Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
On county level:
- Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County (Hebei)
- Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County (Liaoning)
- Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County (Liaoning)
- Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County (Jilin)
- Dorbod Autonomous County (Heilongjiang)
- Subei Mongol Autonomous County (Gansu)
- Henan Mongol Autonomous County (Qinghai)
- Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County (Xinjiang)
[edit] Famous ethnic Mongols in China
- Li Siguang (李四光), founder of China's geomechanics
- Siqin Gaowa, a famous actress of China
- Mengke Bateer, basketball player
[edit] External links
- The Mongolian ethnic minority Chinese governement information.
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