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Mongols in China
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"Mongolian Chinese" redirects here. For other uses, see Mongolian Chinese (disambiguation).
Mongols in China,[3][4] also known as Chinese Mongolians,[5][6] are ethnic Mongols who live in China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the Chinese government.
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As of 2020, there are 6,290,204 Mongols in China, a 0.45% increase from the 2010 national census.[1][2] Most of them live in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang and Qinghai. The Mongol population in China is nearly twice as much as that of the sovereign state of Mongolia.