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Which ethnic group makes up most of Inner Mongolia’s population?

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Wide autumn valley with golden grass in the foreground and low, tree-covered mountains of the Greater Khingan Range in the distance under a clear sky. — Inner Mongolia Da Hinggan (Greater Khingan) Range, southeast of Hailar, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Han Chinese constitute the bulk of the population in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. While the region is named for the Mongols, who represent the largest minority group, they are significantly outnumbered by the Han population. Other smaller ethnic groups residing in the region include the Hui, Manchu, Daur, Evenk, Koreans, and Oroqen peoples.1