Newar people

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Newar people
A Newar Woman LACMA M.91.134.jpg
A Newar woman
Total population
1,321,933[1]
(5% of Nepal population)
Regions with significant populations
Nepal (Nepal Mandala)
Languages
Nepal bhasa, Nepali
Religion
Hinduism and Newar Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Kirati Peoples; Maithils; Pahadi people; other Indo-Aryan peoples; Tibeto-Burman speakers

Newar (/nɪˈwɑːr/;[2] Newar: नेवार, endonym: Newa; Newar: नेवा, Pracalit script: