People living in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.
They make up about half the population of the valley. Most are Hindu, but some practice an Indian form of Buddhism. The Newar have a wide range of occupations; they have traditionally been noted as architects and artisans, the builders of the famous temples and shrines of Kathmandu. Painting and sculpture flourished among them in the 10th16th centuries. The Newar population of Nepal is estimated to be about 540,000.