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Over 250 ethnic groups and 450 tribes (ethnic subgroups) populate the Democratic Republic of Congo. These ethnic groups are from the Bantu, Sudanic, Nilotic, Ubangian and Pygmy linguistic groups. There is no dominant ethnic group in Congo; the following ethnic groups account for 51.5% of the population: [20] [failed verification]
Over 250 ethnic groups and 450 tribes (ethnic subgroups) populate the DRC. They are in the Bantu, Sudanic, Nilotic, Ubangian and Pygmy linguistic groups. Because of this diversity, there is no dominant ethnic group in the Congo, however the following ethnic groups account for 51.5% of the population: [12] Breakdown of the largest ethnic groups ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Mongo people are an ethnic group who live in the equatorial forest of Central Africa. [1] They are the largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highly influential in its north region. [2] The Mongo people are a diverse collection of sub-ethnic groups who are referred to as AnaMongo.
South Kivu is a melting pot of various ethnic groups, including the Shi, Fuliiru, Bembe, Vira, Lega, Nyindu, Holoholo, Bwari, Hunde, Nyanga, Amba, Swaga, Shu, and Mbuti. The region is also home to a small fraction of Hutu and Tutsi agro-pastoralists who were transplanted by Belgian colonial authorities in the mid-20th century. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Bushi is mainly a traditional region and an African ethnic group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire); mainly located in the South Kivu province. It lies along the Mitumba Mountains and includes the administrative territories of Walungu , Kabare , Kalehe , Mwenga , Idjwi and Uvira surrounding Bukavu ...
It is also mined in Rwanda, Brazil and Nigeria but at least 40% - and maybe more – of the element's global supply comes from DR Congo and some of the key mining areas are now under the control ...
The ethnic group is traditionally associated with the Logo language, known as Logoti, from the Nilo-Saharan family. The language has an estimated 210,000 speakers. [4] A further 100,000 speak the related dialect known as Ogambi. [4] Logoti is similar in derivation to the Nilotic Kaliko, Bari, and Lugbara languages spoken in the same region. [1]