Bonan people

Bonan people
Total population
	22,500
Regions with significant populations
	People's Republic of China, mostly concentrated in Gansu Province and a small number in Qinghai
Languages
	Mandarin Chinese, Hezhou, Bonan (traditional)
Religion
	Predominantly Sunni Islam, minority Tibetan Buddhism (Qinghai)
Related ethnic groups
	Mongols, Daurs, Dongxiangs

The Bonan people (Chinese: 保安族; pinyin: Bǎo'ānzú) are a distinct ethno-linguistic group from all other Mongolic peoples, living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in Northwestern China. They are one of the "titular nationalities" of Gansu's Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County, which is located south of the Yellow River, near Gansu's border with Qinghai.

Bonan are the 10th-smallest (47th out of 56) of the ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.^{[citation needed]} 95% of Bonan live in Jishishan County, numbering 21,400 of the county's population.^[1]

^ "Jīshíshān Xiàn" 积石山县. linxia.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2021-03-16. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

[1] "Jīshíshān Xiàn" 积石山县. linxia.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2021-03-16. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

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