 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 621,150 (2014 Census)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda | |
| Languages | |
| Lugwere, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, African Traditional Religion, Islam[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Basoga, Baganda and other Bantu peoples |
The Gwere people, also called Bagwere,[4] are a Bantu ethnic group in Uganda. They are among the 65 ethnic societies of Uganda. Gwere is the root word, and the people are referred to as Bagwere (endonym) or Mugwere (singular).[5] According to the 2002 Census of Uganda, 23.6% of Bagwere are Roman Catholic, 46.8% are Anglican (Church of Uganda), 23.9% are Muslim and 3.1% are Pentecostal.[3]
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Uganda". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
- ^ a b "Population Composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Essays on Music and History in Africa, Northwestern University Press, 1971, p. 109, ISBN 9780810103337
- ^ Isabirye, James (2020). "Namadu Drum Music and Dance as Mediation of Healing Rituals among the Bagwere People of Uganda". Journal of Music Research in Africa. 17 (1): 47 – via Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.