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Маsanchi (Template:Lang-kk) is a Kazakhstani village in the Korday District of the Jambyl Province. The village is located near the border with Kyrgyzstan, is approximately 45 kilometers southeast of the village of Korday, and approximately 130 kilometers southwest of Almaty.

Demographics

According to the 2009 Census, the village of Masanchi had a population of 13,606 people, and the administrative district governing the village had a population of 14,502[1]. The 1999 Census reported populations of 8,926 and 9,608, respectively.[1] Of the 13,606 people in the village, 6,914 people were reported as men, and 6,692 were reported as women[1]. The village has also been reported as having a large amount of ethnically Dungan people and Hui people[2].

Ethnic Conflict

On February 7th of 2020 an apparent conflict between members of Kazakh people and Dungan people broke out over the alleged beating of an elderly Kazakh man by a Dungan man[3]. The subsequent clashes have reportedly killed 8 people, caused the arrest of 47 more, and resulted in damage to local properties[2].

References

  1. ^ a b c "History of stat.kz". www.ivisa.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Archived at https://www.webcitation.org/6HNO4sHcM?url=http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf.
  2. ^ a b "'Ethnic clashes' in Kazakhstan kill eight". BBC News. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. ^ "Eight die, dozens wounded in southern Kazakhstan clashes". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.