天津是一个少数民族散杂居的沿海开放大城市，现有少数民族41个，人口26．38万人，占全市总人口的2．64％。多年来，天津市在民族工作始终着眼于发展和稳定，立足于自身实际，突出城市民族工作的特点。特别是1999年中央民族工作会议召开之后，我们认真贯彻会议精神，对城市民族 Tianjin is a coastal city open to the outside world. It has 41 ethnic minorities and a population of 263800, accounting for 2.64% of the total population of the city. Over the years, the work of ethnic groups in Tianjin has always focused on development and stability. Based on its own reality, Tianjin has highlighted the characteristics of urban ethnic work. Especially since the convening of the Central Ethnic Work Conference in 1999, we conscientiously implemented the spirit of the conference and carried out vigorous efforts on urban ethnic groups