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Babwisi people are a tribe in South-Western Uganda,
Bundibugyo district Bundibugyo District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where both the district headquarters and the Bwamba Kin ...
. They cover a small area of about 125 square kilometers around areas of river Semiliki and speak the Lubwisi language. The Babwisi people practice traditional dances using local drums called ''"Amakondere"'' during festivities. The tribe is found both in South-Western part of Uganda and Eastern part of DR. Congo. They practice agriculture and grow crops like
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,
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, including animal rearing for subsistence consumption. The Babwisi people are about 200,000 and live around the slopes of Mountain Rwenzori along the boarder of
Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
and Dr. Congo where other Babwisi tribes live. The Babwisi people first settled in the Semiliki and river Lamia area but were evicted in 1920 by the colonial government following an outbreak of
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in the area at that time.


See also

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Acholi People The Acholi people ( , also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic peoples, Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland ...
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Vonoma The Vonoma people (Tribe) are the smallest tribe in Uganda. Their existing population is approximately 2,613, they are one of Africa's smallest tribes. They are an indigenous tribe that is on the verge of extinction. They have their own language a ...
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Lango People The Lango are a Nilotic peoples, Nilotic ethnic group. They live in north-central Uganda, in a region that covers the area formerly known as the Lango sub-region, Lango District until 1974, when it was split into the districts of Apac District ...
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Gisu The Gisu people, or ''Bamasaba'' people of Elgon, are a Bantu tribe and Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the Masaba people in eastern Uganda, closely related to the Bukusu people of Kenya. Bamasaba live mainly in the Mbale District of Uganda on the ...
* Ugandan Folklore


References

{{reflist Ethnic groups in Uganda Bundibugyo District