Where do the ethnic minorities in China mainly live?

The ethnic minorities in China are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Liaoning, Jilin, Hunan, Hubei, Hainan and Taiwan Province provinces.

Yunnan Province is the province with the largest ethnic composition in China. Among the 56 ethnic groups in China, there are 52 in Yunnan, including 26 ethnic groups with more than 5,000 people and 25 ethnic minorities except Han nationality.

The characteristics of ethnic distribution in China are: large dispersion, small settlement and mixed residence. There are ethnic minorities living in Han areas, and there are also Han people living in ethnic minority areas. This distribution pattern is formed by the interaction and flow between ethnic groups in the long-term historical development process.

Although the population of ethnic minorities in China is small, they are widely distributed. All provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are inhabited by ethnic minorities, and most county-level units are inhabited by more than two ethnic minorities.

Extended data

According to the statistics of the sixth census in 20 10, among the population of 3/kloc-0 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government and servicemen in Chinese mainland, the Han population is 122593264 1, accounting for 91%; Minority population11379 2211,accounting for 8.49%.

Compared with the fifth national census in 2000, the population of Han nationality increased by 66537 177, an increase of 5.74%. The population of ethnic minorities increased by 7,362,627, an increase of 6.92%.