တောင်သား | |
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Total population | |
30,000 – 35,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Magway Region, Myanmar | |
Languages | |
Rungtu, Burmese language | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism, animism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
bamar |
The Taungtha people (Burmese: တောင်သား လူမျိုး) or Rungtu (Burmese: ရောင်တူ)[1] are an unrecognized ethnic group primarily found in Magway Region, a central region in Myanmar (Burma).[2] The Taungtha are not officially recognized by the Burmese state as one of the country's 135 ethnic groups.[3] The Taungtha population is approximately 30,000 to 35,000 strong.[4][5]