Azande men with shields, harp, between 1877 and 1880.
Total population
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]
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, Encyclopedia Britannica
^"Azande". British Museum. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^"Azande". Pitt Rivers Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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