Azande people

Azande
	Azande men with shields, harp, between 1877 and 1880.
Total population
	3.8 million at end of 20th century
Regions with significant populations
Central African Republic	96,500
DR Congo	2,061,000
South Sudan	1,040,000
Languages
	Pa-Zande • Bangala • English • French • Lingala • Sango • Juba Arabic
Religion
	Christianity • African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
	Nzakara people • Geme people • Barambu people • Pambia people • Other Ubangian peoples[dubious – discuss][citation needed]

The Azande are an ethnic group in Central Africa speaking the Zande languages (whose classification is uncertain). They live in the south-eastern part of the Central African Republic, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the south-central and south-western parts of South Sudan.^[2] ^[3] The Congolese Azande live in Orientale Province along the Uele River; Isiro, Dungu, Kisangani and Duruma.^{[citation needed]} The Central African Azande live in the districts of Rafaï, Bangasu and Obo.^{[citation needed]} The Azande of South Sudan live in Central, Western Equatoria and Western Bahr al-Ghazal States, Yei, Maridi, Yambio, Tombura, Deim Zubeir, Wau Town and Momoi.^{[citation needed]}

^ Zande Archived 25 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia Britannica
^ "Azande". British Museum. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ "Azande". Pitt Rivers Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

Total population
Azande men with shields, harp, between 1877 and 1880.
3.8 million at end of 20th century^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Central African Republic	96,500
DR Congo	2,061,000
South Sudan	1,040,000
Languages
Pa-Zande • Bangala • English • French • Lingala • Sango • Juba Arabic
Religion
Christianity • African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Nzakara people • Geme people • Barambu people • Pambia people • Other Ubangian peoples^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[citation needed]}