- Mongols in China
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Ethnic Mongols in China (蒙古族) 
Total population 5.8 million Regions with significant populations Inner Mongolia, Northeastern China, Xinjiang Languages Religion Related ethnic groups 
This map shows the Mongol autonomous subjects in the PRC.
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. The Mongol population in China is over twice that of the independent nation of Mongolia.
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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
- Bortala 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 Mongol Autonomous County (Heilongjiang)
- Subei Mongol Autonomous County (Gansu)
- Henan Mongol Autonomous County (Qinghai)
- Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County (Xinjiang)
Related groups
Not all groups of people related to the medieval Mongols are officially classified as Mongols under the current system. Other official ethnic groups in China which speak Mongolic languages include:
- the Dongxiang of Gansu Province
- the Monguor of Qinghai and Gansu Provinces
- the Daur of Inner Mongolia
- the Bonan of Gansu Province
- some of the Yugurs of Gansu Province (other Yugurs speak a Turkic language)
Notable people
- Ulanhu, politician
- Li Siguang, founder of China's geomechanics
- Siqin Gaowa, a famous actress of China
- Mengke Bateer, basketball player
- Bao Xishun, one of the tallest men alive
- Tengger, a pop/rock musician
- Sengge Rinchen, Qing dynasty nobleman and general
- Buren Bayaer, singer, composer and a disc jockey
- Uyunqimg, Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
- Fu Ying, Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Zhang Xiaoping, boxer
- Sa Dingding, singer
- Chinggeltei, linguist, one of the world's few experts on the Khitan language
- Jalsan, linguist and Buddhist leader
- Baasan, a famous actress
See also
- Sichuan Mongols
- Yunnan Mongols
- Mongolians in Taiwan
Further reading
- Human Rights in China: China, Minority Exclusion, Marginalization and Rising Tensions, London, Minority Rights Group International, 2007
External links
- The Mongolian ethnic minority Chinese government information.
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