Tofalar
The Tofalar (also Karagas or Tofa; Тофалары, тофа (tofa) in Russian) people, are a Turkic people who live in Tofalariya, in the southwestern part of Nizhneudinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast of Russia. The Tofalar population is highly mixed with Russians due to the presence of Russian settlers and high rates of intermarriage.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 762 (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Irkutsk Oblast (Siberia, Russia) | |
| Russia | 762 (2010) |
| Ukraine | 18 (2001) |
| Languages | |
| Tofalar, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism, Russian Orthodox Christianity, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tozhu Tuvans, Dukhans, Soyot | |
Prior to Soviet rule, the Tofalar led a nomadic lifestyle in the taiga, engaging in reindeer husbandry and hunting. Afterwards, they were resettled by the Soviet government and forced to adopt sedentarism and were discouraged from practicing hunting and shamanism. According to the 2010 census, there were 762 Tofalar in Russia.
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