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Over 250 ethnic groups and 450 tribes (ethnic subgroups) populate the Democratic Republic of Congo. These ethnic groups are from the Bantu, Sudanic, Nilotic, Ubangian and Pygmy linguistic groups. There is no dominant ethnic group in Congo; the following ethnic groups account for 51.5% of the population: [20] [failed verification]
Congolese people (disambiguation) Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by speaking of the common language Kikongo
Congolese Americans; Total population; By ancestry or ethnic origin: 5,488 (2000 US Census) [1] Congolese-born: 105,000 (2023 US Census) [2]: Regions with significant populations; Texas (especially the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex followed by The Houston area,) North Carolina (especially in the Charlotte area followed by the Raleigh area,) the Buffalo, NY Metropolitan Area, Iowa, Kentucky, [3 ...
The Kongo people in all three colonies (Angola, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo) became one of the most active ethnic groups in the efforts to decolonize Africa, and worked with other ethnic groups in Central Africa to help liberate the three nations to self governance. [7]
The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic , Khoisan , Niger-Congo , and Nilo-Saharan populations.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely varied, reflecting the great diversity and different customs which exist in the country. Congolese culture combines the influence of tradition to the region, but also combines influences from abroad which arrived during the era of colonization and continue to have a strong influence, without destroying the individuality of many ...
Congolese people may refer to: People from the following countries and regions: Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River; Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), the former French Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), the former Belgian Congo; Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group in the Congo region