 a Tozhu Tuvan man, Iy (Ий) River, 1897 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,442 (2002)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia | 1,858[2] |
| Languages | |
| Tozhu Tuvan, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tuvans, Dukhans, Tofalars, Soyots, Samoyeds,[3] several other Turkic peoples and Uriankhai Mongols | |
The Tozhu Tuvans, Tozhu Tuvinians, Todzhan Tuvans or Todzhinians (own name: Тугалар Tugalar or Тухалар Tukhalar; Russian Тувинцы-тоджинцы Tuvincy-todžincy, Тоджинцы Todžincy) are a Turkic subgroup of the Tuvans living in Todzhinsky District of Tuva Republic. The Tozhu Tuvans are reindeer herders.[4]
- ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ^ Russian Census 2010: Population by ethnicity (in Russian)
- ^ Elisabetta Ragagnin (2011), Dukhan, a Turkic Variety of Northern Mongolia, Description and Analysis, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden
- ^ http://www.severcom.ru/nations/item32.html Информация о тоджинцах на сайте Совета Федерации РФ