Uzbeks in China
اۉزبېکلر O‘zbeklar | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 12,742 (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. The total population of China's Uzbeks in 2021 is 12,742, 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.