Russians in China
中国俄罗斯族 Pусские в Китае | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| >16,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and other areas | |
| Languages | |
| Russian, Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Russian Orthodoxy and irreligion Minority Buddhism, Islam and Chinese folk religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Russians in Hong Kong, Russians in Japan, Russians in Korea, Russians in Taiwan |
Russians in China are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People's Republic of China. Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russian minority.
Russians have been living in China for centuries, the earliest being Cossacks that settled in China during the late 17th century. There are currently over 16,000 ethnic Russians in China. In the 1957 census, there were over 9,000 ethnic Russians. The 1978 census counted just 600 Russians, but the figure rose to 2,935 in the 1982 census and 13,504 in the 1990 census.