Ulch people

Ulchs
Alternative names:
Ulch, Ul'chi, Ulchi
Total population
2,913 (2002 estimate)
Regions with significant populations
Russia2,472
Ukraine76
Languages
Ulch, Russian
Religion
Shamanism, Russian Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Orok, Evenki, Negidals, Nanai, Udege,
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Settlement of Ulchi in the Far Eastern Federal District by urban and rural settlements in%, 2010 census

The Ulch people, also known as Olcha, Olchi or Ulchi, (Russian: ульчи, obsolete ольчи; Ulch: нани, nani) are an Indigenous people of the Russian Far East, who speak a Tungusic language known as Ulch. Over 90% of Ulchis live in Ulchsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. According to the 2002 census, there were 2,913 Ulchs living in Russia—down from 3,173 recorded in the 1989 census, but up from 2,494 recorded in the 1979 census, and 2,410 recorded in the 1970 census. According to the 2010 census there were 2,765 Ulchs in Russia.

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