The Malila are an ethnic and linguistic group based in
Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region (''Mkoa wa Mbeya'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. Mbeya Region is borde ...
in south-western
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. In 2003 the Malila population was estimated to number 65,00
Their traditional area comprises the wards of Isuto, Ilembo, Iwiji, Masoko,
Santilya
Santilya is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Rural district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the ...
, Iyunga Mapinduzi and areas in the Mbalizi Valley.
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
Indigenous peoples of East Africa
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