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Alur
Total population
2,550,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
878,453 (2014)[3][4]
Languages
Alur, French, English
Religion
Christianity and Islam[5]
Related ethnic groups
Other Luo peoples, especially Adhola and Luos
Alur necklace
Alur lyre
Alur are a Nilotic ethnic group who live in northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are part of the larger Luo group.
In Uganda, they live mainly in the Nebbi, Zombo, Pakwach and Arua districts, while in the DRC, they reside mostly north of Lake Albert.[6]
^"Alur". Ethnologue. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^"Alur people group in all countries | Joshua Project".
^"Uganda - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples". 19 June 2015.
^Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
^"Population Composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^"Alur People and their Culture". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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