The Rungwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the
Mpanda District of
Rukwa Region in western
Tanzania
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. In 1987 the Rungwa population was estimated to number 18,00
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
Indigenous peoples of East Africa
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