Muong people

Mường
Muong people
Total population
1,452,095
1.51% of the Vietnamese population (2019)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Hòa Bình Province549,026
Thanh Hóa Province376,340
Phú Thọ Province218,404
Sơn La Province84,676
Hanoi62,239
Languages
MườngVietnamese
Religion
Mường folk religionBuddhismChristianity (Vietnamese Hoà Bình Catholic sect of Catholic Church)
Related ethnic groups
Other Vietic groups
(Vietnamese, Gin, Chứt, Thổ peoples)
Mường Settlement with traditional houses near Hòa Bình (2007)
Cò ke - a musical instrument from the Mường people

The Mường (Mường language: ngài Mõl (Mường Bi dialect), ngài Mường; Vietnamese: người Mường) are an ethnic group native to northern Vietnam. The Mường is the country's third largest of 53 minority groups, with an estimated population of 1.45 million (according to the 2019 census). The Mường people inhabit a mountainous region of northern Vietnam centered in Hòa Bình Province and some districts of Phú Thọ province and Thanh Hóa Province. They speak the Mường language which is related to the Vietnamese language and the Thổ language and share ancient ethnic roots with the Vietnamese (Kinh) people. [2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Muong group and their typical culture". VOVWorld. 30 August 2014.