Afro-Paraguayans

African Paraguayans
Afroparaguayos
Drummers from the Kamba Kuá ballet (2011).
Total population
8,013 (2022 census)[1]
0.13% of the Paraguayan population
Regions with significant populations
Central Department, Paraguari Department and Cordillera Department
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Latin American
Ethnic groups of Africa

Afro-Paraguayans are Paraguayans who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry. They can be found in Camba Cua outside Asuncion; Kamba Kokue outside Paraguari, and the city of Emboscada.[2]

  1. ^ "Afroparaguayos, condenados a no existir".
  2. ^ King, Stewart R. "Paraguay." Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas, Stewart R. King, Facts On File, 1st edition, 2012. Credo Reference, https://login.avoserv2.library.fordham.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/foffree/paraguay/0?institutionId=3205. Accessed 23 Oct. 2019.