Mảng people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,150 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam 4,650 (2019) China (Yunnan) | |
| Languages | |
| Mảng (Vietnamese or Chinese as second languages) | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional (polytheistic) • Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Khmu, Palaung |
The Mảng (Chinese: 莽人; pinyin: Mángrén; Vietnamese: Mảng) are an ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam and China.
In Vietnam, they are one of Vietnams' 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. They mainly reside in Hua Bum and Nậm Ban communes of Nậm Nhùn district of Lai Châu province. The Mảng population according to the 2009 Population and Housing Census was about 3,700 people.
There are also about 500 Mảng living in the Yunnan province of southern China, where they are officially termed an undistinguished nationality.
The Mảng language is part of the Pakanic branch of the Austroasiatic language family.