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  poptime 1,843,300
  popplace Chuvashia , Russia :<br> &nbsp&nbsp 907,000 (1989)
  langs Chuvash , Russian (ie as second language), Tatar (ie as second or third language)
  rels Predominantly Orthodox Christians including Atheist and Muslim minorities
  related Altaic <br>


The Chuvash ( people usually associated with Chuvashia .

According to the Soviet Census of 1989 ,the Chuvash population numbered 1,843,300 ; 907,000 of these lived in Chuvashia. The remainder lived in Tatarstan 's Aqsubay, Bua, Nurlat, Täteş, Çirmeşän, Çüpräle rayons, Bashkortostan , Samara , Ulyanovsk , Tyumen , Kemerovo , Orenburg , Moscow oblasts of Russia , Krasnoyarsk Krai , as well as Kazakhstan and Ukraine .

They are divided into three groups: Hill Chuvashs (вирьял, тури; viryal, turi) in northern and northeastern Chuvashia; Meadow Chuvashs (анат енчи; anat yenči) in central and southwestern Chuvashia; and Downer Chuvashs (анатри; anatri) in southern Chuvashia and outside of Chuvashia.

They speak the Chuvash Language and are predominantly Orthodox Christian , with some pre- Christian traditions. In addition to the Chuvash language, many Chuvash people also use the Russian and Tatar languages

Some scholars believe a part of the Chuvash people converted to Islam in Middle Ages and merged with the Tatars .

They originate from the Volga Bolgar s' Suars or Sabir tribe, mixed with local Mari tribes. In the 15th-16th centuries, Chuvash lands were incorporated into the Khanate Of Kazan , and then in 1550 annexed by Russia. From 1708 to 1920, the Chuvash lands were part of the Kazan Governorate .

Another belief is that the Chuvash are remainders of pre- Bolgar Turkic ( Hunnic ) population of Volga Bulgaria , partly merged with Scythians , Bolgars and Mari .

Chuvashs are the third largest ethnic group in the city of Kazan (1.2%).