Dolgans
Dolgans (Russian: Долганы; Dolgan: Долган, Дулҕан Dulğan, Һака (Sakha); Yakut: тыа-киһи) are an ethnic group who mostly inhabit Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. They are descended from several groups, particularly Evenks, one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North. Dolgans are the most closely related to the Sakha. They adopted a Turkic language sometime after the 18th century. The 2010 Census counted 7,885 Dolgans. This number includes 5,517 in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,911 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 7,885 |
| Languages | |
| Dolgan, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Russian Orthodoxy, Shamanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yakuts | |
Dolgan speak the Dolgan language, which is closely related to the Yakut language.
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