| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,782,239 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda | 2,364,569[1][2] |
 Kenya | 417,670[3] |
| Languages | |
| Teso language, English language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional faith | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Ateker peoples and other Nilotic peoples | |
| Teso | |
|---|---|
| Person | Etesot (m)/Atesot (f) |
| People | Iteso |
| Language | Ateso |
| Country | Teso |
The Iteso (or people of Teso) are a Nilotic ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Teso refers to the traditional homeland of the Iteso, and Ateso is their language.[4][5]
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- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Uganda". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". December 2019.
- ^ Karp, Ivan (1978). Fields of Change among the Iteso of Kenya. Routledge; Reprint edition (2005). ISBN 0-415-32990-6.
- ^ "Teso | Teso Traditions, Culture & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.