Kazakhs in China
| Total population | |||||||
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| 1,562,518 (2020 census) | |||||||
| Regions with significant populations | |||||||
| Xinjiang (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County, Mori Kazakh Autonomous County) and Gansu (Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County) | |||||||
| Languages | |||||||
| Kazakh, Mandarin | |||||||
| Religion | |||||||
| Islam | |||||||
| Related ethnic groups | |||||||
| Uyghurs, Salar people, Kyrgyz in China, Uzbeks in China | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国哈萨克族 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國哈薩克族 | ||||||
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| Dunganese name | |||||||
| Dungan | Җунгуй хазахзў | ||||||
| Kazakh name | |||||||
| Kazakh | جۇڭگو قازاقتارى Қытайда қазақтар Qytaida qazaqtar [qɤ̆tʰaɪtá qasaχtʰáɚ] | ||||||
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Kazakhs in China (Chinese: 中国哈萨克族; Kazakh: جۇڭگو قازاقتارى) form the largest community of Kazakhs outside Kazakhstan. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There is one Kazakh autonomous prefecture – Ili in Xinjiang – and three Kazakh autonomous counties – Aksay in Gansu, and Barkol and Mori in Xinjiang.