The Ngasa or Ngas also known as Ongamo (Wangasa, in Swahili) are an ethnic and linguistic group based on the northeastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. In 2000 the Nilotic ethnic Ngasa population was estimated to number 4,285, with only 200 to 300 members continuing to speak the Ngasa language [1]. Speakers have shifted to Chagga, a dominant regional Bantu language.
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Ethnic groups in Tanzania
Arusha
Arusha
Datooga
Hadza
Meru
Sonjo
Maasai
Dar es Salaam
Swahili
Zaramo
Dodoma
Alagwa
Burunge
Gogo
Gorowa
Rangi
Sandawe
Geita
Sukuma
Sumbwa
Zinza
Iringa
Hehe
Mbunga
Ndamba
Kagera
Hangaza
Haya
Nyambo
Shubi
Katavi
Bembe
Bende
Konongo
Pimbwe
Rungwa
Kigoma
Goma
Ha
Holoholo
Jiji
Manyema
Tongwe
Swahili
Vinza
Kilimanjaro
Chagga
Ngasa
Pare
Lindi
Machinga
Matumbi
Mwera
Makonde
Ndonde
Ngindo
Swahili
Manyara
Akie
Asa
Barabaig
Iraqw
Kw'adza
Maasai
Mbugwe
Mara
Ikizu
Ikoma
Jita
Kabwa
Kuria
Ngurimi
Suba
Ware
Zanaki
Mbeya
Kimbu
Nyakyusa
Nyiha
Safwa
Sangu
Morogoro
Kaguru
Kutu
Luguru
Pogolo
Sagara
Vidunda
Mtwara
Makonde
Makua
Maviha
Swahili
Mwanza
Kara
Kerewe
Sukuma
Njombe
Bena
Kinga
Kisi
Manda
Pangwa
Wanji
Pwani
Doe
Kami
Ndengereko
Rufiji
Swahili
Zaramo
Zigula
Rukwa
Fipa
Lungu
Mambwe
Tumbuka
Wanda
Ruvuma
Matengo
Mpoto
Ndendeule
Ngoni
Nindi
Yao
Shinyanga
Iramba
Sukuma
Nyamwezi
Simiyu
Sukuma
Singida
Iramba
Isanzu
Nyaturu
Songwe
Malila
Nyamwanga
Ndali
Lambya
Tabora
Nyamwezi
Nyanyembe
Swahili
Tanga
Bondei
Dhaiso
Mbugu
Ngulu
Segeju
Sambaa
Zigula
Swahili
Zanzibar & Pemba
Hadimu
Shirazi
Swahili
Immigrants
White Tanzanians
Chinese Tanzanians
Indian Tanzanians
Arabs
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Kilimanjaro Region
Capital: Moshi
Districts
Hai District
Moshi Rural District
Moshi District
Mwanga District
Rombo District
Same District
Siha District
Native Peoples
Chaga
Pare
Ngasa
National Historic Sites
Kibosho Defenses
Pare Iron Age Site
Usangi Iron Age Site
Keni Rombo Defences
Marangu Defences
Bombo Kaburi
Rivers and Lakes
Lake Chala
Lake Kihurio
Lake Kalimawe
Lake Jipe
Pangani River
Kikafu River
Karanga River
Wereweru River
Sanya River
Rau River
Little Ruvu River
Kikuletwa River
Kisangara River
Mkomazi River
Major Cities and Towns
Moshi
Marangu
Sanya Juu
Boma Ngo'mbe
Rombo Mkuu
National Parks and Reserves
Mkomazi National Park
Kidoroko Forest
Minja Forest
Mramba Forest
Kilimanjaro National Park
World Heritage Sites
Kilimanjaro National Park
National Landmarks
Kikuletwa Hot Springs
Materuni Falls
Lake Chala
Pare Mountains
Mount Kilimanjaro
National Monuments
KNCU Building
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