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 The Acholi are an ethnic group that belongs to the Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples, who are said to have come to northern Uganda from the area now known as Bahr el Ghazal (Sea of Gazelles) in South Sudan. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,460,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda | 2,400,000[1] |
 South Sudan | 134,000[2] |
| Languages | |
| Acholi, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity and Islam[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Nilotic peoples Especially other Luo peoples | |
The Acholi people (/əˈtʃoʊ.li/ ə-CHOH-li, also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, Pader and Omoro District. The Acholi were estimated to number 2.3 million people[1] and over 45,000 more were living in South Sudan in 2000.[4]
- ^ a b c "Acholi of Uganda". People Groups. International Mission Board. 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Acholi of South Sudan". People Groups. International Mission Board. Retrieved 22 March 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Population composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). "Acholi." Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International, September, 2010. Accessed 10 March 2011.