ut sk , ▁Ch ita , ▁and ▁Am ur ▁O bl asts , ▁the ▁B ury at ▁and ▁the ▁Sak ha ▁Republic s , ▁K hab ar ov sk ▁K rai , ▁and ▁Sak hal in ▁O blast . ▁However , ▁the ▁territory ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁a ▁tit ular ▁nation ▁is ▁conf ined ▁sole ly ▁to ▁Even k ▁Aut onom ous ▁Ok rug , ▁where ▁ 3 , 8 0 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 , 5 2 7 ▁Even ks ▁live ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Census ). ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 8 , 2 0 0 ▁Even ks ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁Sak ha ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Even ki ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Man ch u - T ung us ▁languages , ▁a ▁group ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁Even ▁and ▁Neg idal . ▁ ▁Many ▁Even ks ▁in ▁Russia ▁still ▁eng age ▁in ▁a ▁traditional ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁raising ▁rein de er , ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁hunting . ▁ ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁census ▁ 3 5 , 5 2 7 ▁Even ki ▁lived ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Even ks ▁of ▁China ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census , ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 0 , 5 0 5 ▁Even ks ▁in ▁China ▁mainly ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Sol ons ▁and ▁the ▁K ham nig ans . ▁ 8 8 . 8 % ▁of ▁China ' s ▁Even ks