Tatars in China
Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev (left) with representatives of China's Tatar community, 2003 | |||||||
| Total population | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,544 (2021) | |||||||
| Regions with significant populations | |||||||
| Northwestern Xinjiang | |||||||
| Languages | |||||||
| Tatar, Kazakh, Uyghur, Standard Chinese | |||||||
| Religion | |||||||
| Islam | |||||||
| Related ethnic groups | |||||||
| Volga Tatars | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 塔塔尔族 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 塔塔爾族 | ||||||
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| Tatar name | |||||||
| Tatar | татарлар tatarlar | ||||||
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Tatars (Chinese: 塔塔尔族; pinyin: Tǎtǎ'ěrzú; Tatar: татарлар, romanized: tatarlar) are the smallest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Chinese government. They are a Turkic people who mostly live in northwestern Xinjiang. As of 2020, there are 3,544 Tatars in China, concentrated in the cities of Yining (Ghulja), Tacheng (Qoqek), Altay, and Ürümqi, as well as the herding areas of Burqin County and Qitai County. The Daquan Tatar Ethnic Township in Qitai County, which sits on the edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert, is the only subdivision designated for Tatars.