Haya people

Haya
Total population
2,773,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
 Tanzania
Languages
Ruhaya
Religion
Christianity, Islam, Haya religion
Related ethnic groups
other Rutara people (BaNyambo, BanyaNkore, BaKiga, BaTooro, BaNyoro, BaHema, Baruuli and Bwisi people)
Haya
PersonOmuHaya
PeopleAbaHaya
LanguageOruHaya
CountryBuHaya
Kagera Region, Tanzania

The Haya (or Bahaya) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Kagera Region, northwestern Tanzania, on the western side of Lake Victoria. With over one million people, it is estimated the Haya make up approximately 4% of the population of Tanzania. Historically, the Haya have had a complex kingship-based political system. Agriculture, particularly banana farming, is central to Haya economic life. They are credited with the independent development of carbon steel dating to 2000 years ago using pre-heating techniques.

  1. ^ Malipua, Mrisho (2014). "Depoliticised ethnicity in Tanzania: A structural and historical narrative". Afrika Focus. 27 (2): 49–70. doi:10.21825/af.v27i2.4882. hdl:1854/LU-6841800.
  2. ^ "PeopleGroups.org - Haya". Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.