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دْوثِيَانْزُو | |
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 A Dongxiang student in school | |
| Total population | |
| <621,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| <621,500 (2010 census) in Gansu | |
| Languages | |
| Santa, Hezhou, Tangwang, Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongolic peoples, Hui, Bonan, Salar |
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The Dongxiang people (autonym: Sarta or Santa (撒爾塔); simplified Chinese: 东乡族; traditional Chinese: 東鄉族; pinyin: Dōngxiāngzú, Xiao'erjing: دْوثِيَانْزُو) are a Mongolic people and one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Half of the population live in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, China. The rest are divided over Hezheng County, Linxia City, Lanzhou, Dingxi and Ningxia.[1] According to the 2010 census, their population numbers 621,500, although research has found that the number is inflated due to Hui identifying themselves as Dongxiang for the census, in order to benefit from minority policies.[2]
- ^ Schwarz, Henry G. (1984). The Minorities of Northern China: A Survey. Western Washington. ISBN 978-0-914584-17-9.
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