| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Tanzania | 72,000 (1978) |
| Languages | |
| Matumbi language | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Machinga, Mwera, other Bantu peoples | |
The Matumbi are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group native to Kilwa District, Lindi Region in southern Tanzania, who speak the Matumbi language. They are also the native inhabitants of the Songosongo island archipelago. Their homeland is also south of the Rufiji delta in southern Pwani Region in Rufiji District. In 1978 the Matumbi population was estimated to number 72,000.[1] They are the largest ethnic group in Kilwa District. The Matumbi Highlands are named after them.
- ^ "Tanzania". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2022-03-22.