Banda people
The Banda people are an ethnic group of the Central African Republic. They are likewise found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and South Sudan. They were severely affected by slave raids of the 19th century and slave trading out of Africa. Under French colonial rule, most converted to Christianity but retained elements of their traditional religious systems and values.
Banda | |
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The approximate geographical distribution of Banda people | |
| Total population | |
| Over 1 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism
Protestantism Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Gbaya people, Ngbandi people, African-Americans, Afro-Brazilians, other people of the African diaspora |
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