What nationality is Xinjiang?

Xinjiang ethnic group refers to the ethnic group living in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. There are 13 ethnic groups with a long history in Xinjiang, including Han, Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Kirgiz, Mongolia, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, Russia and Tatar. There are now 47 other ethnic groups, including Dongxiang, Zhuang, Salar, Tibetan, Yi, Buyi and Korean.

Xinjiang has been a multi-ethnic settlement since ancient times. On the land of 6.5438+0.66 million square kilometers, there are 47 ethnic groups, including Uygur, Han, Kazak, Hui, Mongolia and Kirgiz. Uighurs are mainly distributed in southern Xinjiang, Kazaks are mainly distributed in northern Xinjiang and eastern Xinjiang, Mongolians mainly live in Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture and Hoboksar Mongolian Autonomous County, Hui people mainly live in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Kirgiz people mainly live in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture and its vicinity, Tajiks (white Indo-European languages) mainly live in Pamirs, and Xibe people mainly live in Chabuchar.