Kiga people

Kiga people
Bakiga
Total population
2,390,446[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
 Uganda
Languages
Rukiga, English
Religion
Christianity and Kiga Religion
Related ethnic groups
other Rutara people (Banyankole, Bafumbira, Banyarwanda, Batooro, Bahema, Baruuli, Bwisi, Bahaya and Banyambo)
PersonOmuKiga
PeopleAbaKiga
LanguageOruKiga
CountryBuKiga

Kiga people, or Abakiga ("people of the mountains"), are a Bantu ethnic group native to south western Uganda and northern Rwanda.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Uganda". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
  2. ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Bakiga people". www.101lasttribes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  4. ^ "How Bakiga migrated from Rwanda to Kabale". Monitor. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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