Daur people
The Daur people, Dagur, Daghur or Dahur (Dagur:ᡩᠠᡤᡠᠷDaure; Khalkha Mongolian: Дагуур, Daguur; simplified Chinese: 达斡尔族; traditional Chinese: 達斡爾族; pinyin: Dáwò'ěr zú; Russian: Дауры, Daury) are a Mongolic people originally native to Dauria and now predominantly located in Northeast China (and Siberia, Russia in the past). The Daur form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised in the People's Republic of China. They numbered 131,992 according to the latest census (2010) and most of them live in Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulun Buir, Inner Mongolia and Meilisi Daur District in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang of China. There are also some near Tacheng in Xinjiang.
ᡩᠠᡤᡠᠷ | |
|---|---|
Daur woman in Inner Mongolia, (China) | |
| Total population | |
| c. 131,393 (2010 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| People's Republic of China, in Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Xinjiang. | |
| China | 131,393 |
| Mongolia | 3,000 |
| Languages | |
| Daur, Chinese, Mongol | |
| Religion | |
| Mongolian shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Buryats, Mongols and Khitan | |
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