Herero people

Herero

Herero women
Total population
317,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Namibia	273,000
Angola	25,000
Botswana	19,000
Languages
Herero (Otjiherero), English, Namibian Black German (rare)
Religion
Christianity, Traditional faith
Related ethnic groups
Ovambo, Ovimbundu and other Bantu peoples

The Herero (Otjiherero: Ovaherero) are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting parts of Southern Africa. There were an estimated 250,000 Herero people in Namibia in 2013. They speak Otjiherero, a Bantu language. Though the Herero primarily reside in Namibia, there are also significant populations in Botswana and Angola, and a small number in South Africa. The Hereros in Botswana and South Africa are there because of displacement during the 1904 - 1908 genocide committed by the German Empire.