The Vidunda are a
matrilineal
Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which each person is identified with their matriline – their mother's Lineage (anthropology), lineage – and which can in ...
Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in
Kilosa District
Kilosa District is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Its administrative seat is the town of Kilosa. Kilosa District covers . It is bordered to the north by the Manyara Region, to the northeast by the Tanga Region, to ...
of
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Ireland. Morogoro Region is border ...
,
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
. The Vidunda live in south of
Mikumi
Mikumi is a town in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, adjacent to Mikumi National Park. It is at the crossroads to the Great Ruaha River valley and Kilombero sugar factory, and the southern highland regions of Iringa and Mbeya. It is near the large ...
and north of the
Great Ruaha River
The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. It traverses and marks the borders between Iringa Region, Dodoma Region and Morogoro Region. ...
, including in the
Uvidunda Mountains
The Uvidunda Mountains are a mountain range in Tanzania, in Tanzania's Morogoro Region. They are named for the Vidunda people.
Geography
The Uvidunda mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains. The range consists of a single block with thre ...
. The Vidunda population was estimated to number 90,000.
"Vidunda". ''Ethnologue''. Accessed 28 September 2019
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References
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
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