Hema people
The Hema people or Bahema (plural) are an ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Map showing the location of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c.160,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Languages | |
| Northern Hema: Kilendu or Batha languages Southern Hema: Oruhema or Kinyoro languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Rutara people (Banyoro, Batooro, Bakiga, Banyankore, Bahororo, Basongora, Baruuli and Bahaya) |
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