Bakiga | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 2,390,446[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda | |
| Languages | |
| Rukiga, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity and Kiga Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Rutara people (Banyankole, Bafumbira, Banyarwanda, Batooro, Bahema, Baruuli, Bwisi, Bahaya and Banyambo) |
| Person | OmuKiga |
|---|---|
| People | AbaKiga |
| Language | OruKiga |
| Country | BuKiga |
Kiga people, or Abakiga ("people of the mountains"), are a Bantu ethnic group native to south western Uganda and northern Rwanda.[3][4]
- ^ "Uganda". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
- ^ "AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Bakiga people". www.101lasttribes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "How Bakiga migrated from Rwanda to Kabale". Monitor. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-23.