Wafipa | |
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Total population | |
195,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Tanzania | 195,000 |
Languages | |
Fipa, Mambwe | |
Religion | |
Christian (70%), Muslim (30%)[1] |
The Fipa (or Wafipa) are a Bantu ethno-linguistic group based in the Sumbawanga Rural and Nkasi districts of Rukwa Region in southwestern Tanzania speaking the Fipa and Mambwe languages. In 1992, the Fipa population was estimated to number 200,000, reduced to 195,000 in the 2002 census.[2]