Kazakhs in China

Kazakhs in China
中国哈萨克族 (Chinese)
جۇڭگو قازاقتارى (Kazakh)
Total population
1,462,588
Regions with significant populations
Xinjiang (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County, Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County, Mori Kazakh Autonomous County)
Languages
Kazakh, Mandarin
Religion
Majority Sunni Islam, minority Tibetan Buddhism or unaffiliated
Related ethnic groups
Uyghurs, Salar people, Kyrgyz in China, Uzbeks in China
Kazakhs in China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国哈萨克族
Traditional Chinese中國哈薩克族
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Hāsàkèzú
Dunganese name
DunganҖунгуй хазахзў
Kazakh name
Kazakhجۇڭگو قازاقتارى
Қытайда қазақтар
Qytaida qazaqtar
[qɤ̆tʰaɪtá qasaχtʰáɚ]

Kazakhs in China form the largest community of Kazakhs outside Kazakhstan. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There is one Kazakh autonomous prefecture – Ili in Xinjiang – and three Kazakh autonomous counties – Aksay in Gansu, and Barkol and Mori in Xinjiang.