Bende
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The Bende are an ethnolinguistic group based in the Mpanda
District of Rukwa Region
in western Tanzania
. In 1999 the Bende population was estimated to number 27,000.
Mpanda
Mpanda is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Kigoma Region, to the Northeast by the Tabora Region, to the East by the Mbeya Region, to the Southeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the Southwest by the Nkansi District and to the West...
District of Rukwa Region
Rukwa Region
Rukwa is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Sumbawanga serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the north by Kigoma and Tabora Regions, to the east by Mbeya Region, to the south by Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika which forms a border between the region and the Democratic...
in western Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. In 1999 the Bende population was estimated to number 27,000.
Further reading
- Yuko Abe A Bende Vocabulary. Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. 2006.