Mwanga people

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Nywamwanga

Regions with significant populations
Tanzania	87,000
Zambia	169,000
Malawi	unknown
Languages
Nyamwanga & Swahili
Religion
Majority: Christianity Minority: African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Fipa, Nyiha, Mambwe & other Bantu peoples

Namwanga or Nyamwanga (Wanyamwanga in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Momba District in Songwe Region of Tanzania, northeastern Zambia, and Northern Malawi. They speak Nyamwanga or Chinamwanga. In 1993 the Mwanga population was estimated to number 256,000, with 169,000 living in Zambia and 87,000 in Tanzania.^[1] At this point, the number of Namwanga people in Malawi is not yet known.