Korean Nationality

The population of Korean nationality is 1830929 (2010), mainly distributed in Jilin, Heilongjiang and northeast Liaoning, and mainly lives in Tumen River, Yalu River, Mudanjiang, Songhua River, Liaohe River, Hunhe River and other basins. Among them, the Korean population in Jilin Province is 1145000, that in Heilongjiang Province is 388000, and that in Liaoning Province is 241000. In addition, there are more than 148000 Korean people living in Beijing, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Tianjin and other places.

After the reform and opening up, with the rapid development of China's economy, more and more Korean people have moved from the three northeastern provinces where they traditionally live to the coastal economic open areas such as Beijing and Tianjin, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the lower reaches of the Pearl River.

The largest Korean inhabited areas are Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province. The Korean people have their own language and characters. There is no final conclusion on the attribution of Korean, which is generally considered to belong to Altaic language family. The languages used by the Korean people in China are called Korean and Korean.


Korean Nationality Wiki:

Chinese namethe Korean nationality
Foreign name조선족
Population1830929 persons
Distribution locationJilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Northeast China


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