The population of Mongolia is 2.400.000. KAZAKHS (HASAG): Kazakhs with Nayman and Kiren roots that are composed of nearly 150 thousands of people live in the provinces of Bayan Ölgiy and Hovd in the northwest of the country. Pursuant to the dissolution of the Soviets, their population cannot be properly known as a result of the migrations to Kazakhstan. Despite these migrations, it is estimated that there are nearly 150 thousands of people composed of 95 thousands of people in Bayan Ölgiy and 40 thousands of people in Hovd.
Bayan Ölgiy was a province of Kazakhs in the past (aymag means a province). Nowadays, the Kazakh people have the Kazakh Liberal Party and they also broadcast from a radio. The other clans and tribes of Kazakh people are as follows:
Tartuş People: These people rooted from Kazaks that are divided into two groups such as the Lower and Upper Tartuş People are the descendants of Kirey Kazakhs.
Hoton People: With a population of nearly 6 thousands of people, Hotons live in the province of Uvs. Hoton people who are the hybrids of the Kazakhs and Khirghiz people live in the south west of the Uvs Lake and in the city and within the environs of Bugat. Hoton people who are Muslims speak with the Derbet dialect.
Uranhay people: With a population of 50 thousands of people, Uranhay people live in Mongolia and Russia and China. They live in the provinces of Hörsgöl and Uvs within the boundaries of Mongolia. Uranhay people had their own republic between the years of 1921 and 1944 but this republic was invaded by the Russians.
Uranhay tribes:
Altay Uranhay people: These Uranhay people that live in Hovd and Bayan Ölgiy speak with the Mongolian language.
Tannu (Tagna) Uranhay people: These people live in Hovd and they are the tribe with the biggest population of Uranhay people.
Çatan People: There are only 500 Çatan people all over the world. 250 of them live in Mongolia while the rest 250 people live in Buryat Republic. They reside in the province of Hövsgöl, Ulan-Oll, Rincunbuye and Han Samon within the boundaries of Mongolia. There are nearly 50 families and they are herdsmen of deer. They rarely come to town. They live in Kiren and within its environs in Buryata.
Şirten people: This Uranhay tribe that is divided into two groups as Arşirten and Övörşirten people live in Hövsöl and they speak with the Mongolian language.
Muncak People: They live in Bayan Ölgiy and they speak with the Turkish language.
Kocolutan People : They live with Muncak people and they reside in the province of Bayan Ölpiy. Their language is Turkish.
Uranhay Turks are the Kazakhs in origin. Afterwards, they have been called and known as a different tribe under the name of Uranhay.