Uzbeks in China

Uzbeks in China
اۉزبېکلر
O‘zbeklar
Total population
12,742[1] (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups

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]

  1. ^ a b 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.