Kaguru people
Wakaguru | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 217,000 (1987) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tanzania
| |
| Languages | |
| Kaguru & Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam, Minority Christianity and African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zaramo, Nguu, Lugulu & other Bantu peoples |
| Person | Mkaguru |
|---|---|
| People | Wakaguru |
| Language | Kikaguru |
The Kaguru also known as Kagulu, Megi, Wetumba, Solwa, Mangaheri (Wakaguru, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group from northern Morogoro Region of Tanzania specifically indigenous to Gairo District, Mvomero District and Kilosa District of Morogoro Region in Tanzania. They are bordered to the east by the Ngulu people, to the southeast by the Luguru, to the west by the Gogo of Dodoma, and to the south by the Sagara. They are recognized as one of the four Matrilineal peoples of eastern Tanzania, along with the Zaramo, Luguru, Kutu, Kwere, Zigula, Vidunda, Sagara, and Ngulu.