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 Lango sub-region | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,131,495[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Uganda | |
| Languages | |
| Lango dialect, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Nilotic peoples especially Luo peoples[3] |
The Lango are a Nilotic ethnic group.[4] They live in north-central Uganda, in a region that covers the area formerly known as the Lango District until 1974, when it was split into the districts of Apac and Lira, and subsequently into several additional districts. The current Lango Region now includes the districts of Amolatar, Alebtong, Apac, Dokolo, Kole, Lira, Oyam, Otuke, and Kwania.[5] The total population of Lango District is currently[when?] about 2,884,000.[6]
The Lango people speak the Lango language, a Western Nilotic language of the Southern Luo group.[7]
- ^ "Uganda - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples". Minority Rights Group. 19 June 2015.
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Uganda - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples". Minority Rights Group. 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Uganda - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples". Minority Rights Group. 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Invest in Lango" (PDF). Uganda Investment Authority.
- ^ "2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census – Main Report" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Lango | Language, Culture, Traditions | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.