Enhe in the context of Ethnic townships, towns, and sums


Enhe in the context of Ethnic townships, towns, and sums

⭐ Core Definition: Enhe

Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is an ethnic township in Northeast Inner Mongolia under the administration of Ergun City. The township along the banks of the Argun River. Enhe is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russian minority. Enhe spans an area of 2,068 square kilometres (798 mi), and has a population of 2,339 people as of 2017.

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Enhe in the context of Russians in China

Russians in China are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People's Republic of China. Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russian minority.

Russians have been living in China for centuries, the earliest being Cossacks that settled in China during the late 17th century. There are currently over 16,000 ethnic Russians in China. In the 1957 census, there were over 9,000 ethnic Russians. The 1978 census counted just 600 Russians, but the figure rose to 2,935 in the 1982 census and 13,504 in the 1990 census.

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