毛南族是广西特有的人口较少的民族，解放前，毛南族人口长期徘徊在一万人左右，解放后全国四次人口普查中，毛南族人口分别为1．84万人、2．23万人、3．79万人、7．07万人。其中80％左右居住在环江毛南族自治县，主要聚居在该县上南、中南、下南（俗称三南）等地，其余散居在 Maonan is a peculiarly populated minority in Guangxi. Before the liberation, the Maonan population lingered for a long time to about 10,000. In the four national censuses after the liberation, the Maonan population was 18,400 and 22,300 respectively 3.79 million people, 70,700 people. About 80% of them live in the Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, and live mainly in the south, south and south of the county (commonly known as Sannan), while the rest live in