| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Salonga National Park | 2,500[1] |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongo, Anamongo | |
 | This article appears to contradict the article Salonga National Park. |
Iyaelima people are an ethnic group with a population of about 2,500 that live in eight settlements in the southern part of the Salonga National Park (SNP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] They belong to the Mongo group of Bantu peoples.[2] Although they practice slash-and-burn agriculture and hunt for bushmeat, they have little impact on the environment. The Iyaelima never kill bonobos, an ape closely related to humans whose population is much higher in Iyaelima territory than elsewhere.[3]
- ^ a b Furuichi & Thompson 2008, p. 190.
- ^ Hopson 2011, p. 79.
- ^ Falk 2008, p. 1.