Chinese Tatars
Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about an ethnic group in modern China. For geographic region, see Chinese Tartary.
The Chinese Tatars (Tatar: Кытай татарлары), or simply Tatars (Chinese: 塔塔尔族), are a Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang, China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Chinese government.
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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3,544 (2020) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Xinjiang (Daquan Township) | |
Languages | |
Tatar, Mandarin, Russian | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Volga Tatars |
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Quick Facts Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ...
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Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 塔塔尔族 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 塔塔爾族 | ||||||
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Tatar name | |||||||
Tatar | Кытай татарлары Qıtay tatarları | ||||||
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As of 2020[update], there are 3,544 Chinese Tatars living in Xinjiang, mostly in the cities of Yining, Tacheng, and Ürümqi. The Daquan Tatar Ethnic Township of Qitai County in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, which sits on the edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert, is the only subdivision designated for the Chinese Tatars.[1]