Bulang people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 92,000 1,200 in Thailand | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China: Yunnan; smaller populations in Burma and Thailand | |
| Languages | |
| Blang, U | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism, Animist | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Va |
The Blang people (known in China as Bulang; Chinese: 布朗族; pinyin: Bùlǎngzú) or Plang (Thai: ปลัง) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They live in the areas of southern China, and parts of Myanmar and Thailand. There are estimated 1,200 of them in Thailand, living mostly in Chiang Rai province with some emigrated to work as laborers and settle in Nakhon Pathom province and in Greater Bangkok.