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Daur people

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ethnic group

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China
132,299
Mongolia
3,000

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Instance of
ethnic group
Country
China
Population
132299
Image
Daur woman smiling.jpg
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Category:Daur people
Commons category
Daur people
language used
Daur
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Encyclopedic overview

The Daurs, 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 Dauriya and now predominantly located in Northeast China (and Siberia, Russia, in the past). The Daur form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People's Republic of China. They numbered 132,299 according to the latest census (2020) and most of them live in Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulun Buir, northeastern Inner Mongolia and Meilisi Daur District in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, Northeast China. Some Daur people also live near Tacheng in Xinjiang.

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