H're people

The H're people (Vietnamese: người H'rê) are an ethnic group of Vietnam that speak a language in the Mon–Khmer family. Most H're live in Quảng Ngãi, though a minority live in the Bình Định and Kon Tum provinces of Central Vietnam.

H're
Silver bracelets of H're Quảng Ngãi, 1946 - Vietnamese Women's Museum - Hanoi
Total population
149,460 (2019)
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam : Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định
Languages
Hrê • Vietnamese
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism

In 2015, the population of H're in Quảng Ngãi province was 132,745 people consists of

  • Ba Tơ District : 48,852 people
  • Sơn Hà District : 65,823 people
  • Minh Long District : 13,478 people
  • Quảng Ngãi city and other districts : 4.592 people

A third of the population of An Lão District in Bình Định Province were Hre in 1996 (around 5,800 people).

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