Meru people

Not to be confused with the Aboriginal people of the South Australian Riverland area, including the Erawirung, Ngawait and Ngaiawang peoples.
Meru people
Meru County and the Meru adjacent lands of Tharaka: The native home of the Ameru
Total population
2,400,000 (2025 estimate)
Regions with significant populations
 Kenya
Languages
Meru
Religion
African traditional religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Kikuyu, Embu, Mbeere, Kamba, Temi, Dhaiso
PersonMúmîîrú
PeopleAmîîrú
LanguageKimîîrú

The Meru or Amîîrú are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of the north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the former Eastern Province.

The Ameru people comprise nine subgroups: the Igoji, Imenti, Tigania, Mitine, Igembe, Mwimbi, Muthambi, Chuka and Tharaka. The Tharaka live in the semi-arid part of Greater Meru and they, along with the Mwimbi, Muthambi and Chuka, form the Tharaka-Nithi County. The Ameru are unrelated to the Wameru of Northern Tanzania.

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