 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kipengere Range, Makete | |
| Languages | |
| Kinga language, some Swahili[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, traditional African religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nyakyusa, Magoma, Wanji, Mahanji(disputed) |
The Kinga are an ethnic and linguistic group native to Mbeya Region and Makete District of Njombe Region, Tanzania, in the great Kipengere Range northeast of Lake Malawi. In 2003 the Kinga population was estimated to number 140,000.[2]
- ^ "Kinga". www.ethnologue.com. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Browse by Language Family". Ethnologue. 1999-02-19. Retrieved 2014-05-05.