Uzbeks in China

Uzbeks in China

اۉزبېکلر O‘zbeklar
Total population
12,742[1] (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Yining Shache Ürümqi Tacheng
Languages
Uzbek Uyghur Kazakh Mandarin Chinese
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Uyghurs Kyrgyz in China Kazakhs in China Tajiks in China

The Uzbeks in China are one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China.[2] The total population of China's Uzbeks in 2021 is 12,742,[1] scattered in Yining, Shache, Ürümqi, Tacheng, and other places across Xinjiang. Most of them live in urban areas and a few in rural areas. The Danangou Uzbek Township is the only Uzbek township in China. The Uzbeks in southern Xinjiang speak Uyghur because they have lived amongst the Uyghurs for a long time, and the Uzbeks in the pastoral areas of northern Xinjiang speak Kazakh.[3]

References

1. 中华人民共和国国家统计局, ed. (2021). 中国统计年鉴—2021. Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-9625-8.
2. 胡鸿保; 张丽梅 (2009). 民族识别原则的变化与民族人口 [Changes in Ethnic Identification Principles and Ethnic Population]. Southwest University for Nationalities University Press (in Chinese) (4).
3. "乌孜别克族". 中华人民共和国国家民族事务委员会. Retrieved 2022-08-19.