Evenks
Ethnic group of North Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the Evens.
The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym Ewenkī(l))[note 1] are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Evenks are recognised as one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North, with a population of 38,396 (2010 census). In China, the Evenki form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, with a population of 30,875 (2010 census).[2] There are 537 Evenks in Mongolia (2015 census), called Khamnigan in the Mongolian language.[3]
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Quick Facts Эвэнкил, Total population ...
Эвэнкил | |
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Total population | |
c. 69,856[1][2][3][4] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia
∟ Evenkia | 39,226[1] |
China | 30,875[2] |
Mongolia | 537[3] |
Ukraine | 48[4] |
Languages | |
Evenki, Yakut, Russian, Chinese | |
Religion | |
Shamanism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism[5][6][7] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Evens, Oroqens, Oroch |
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