_-_Ituri.svg) Map showing the location of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c.160,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Languages | |
| Northern Hema: Kilendu or Batha languages Southern Hema: Oruhema or Kinyoro languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Rutara people (Banyoro, Batooro, Bakiga, Banyankore, Bahororo, Basongora, Baruuli and Bahaya) |
The Hema people or Bahema (plural) are a Bantu ethnic group who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- ^ Historical Dictionary 2010, p. 216.