Zigula people

The Zigula or Zigua (Wazigua in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic people hailing from far northern Pwani Region and western southern Tanga Region. In Tanga Region they are the majority in Handeni District, northern Kilindi District and also a historically significant population in south of the Pangani River in Pangani District. They speak the Zigula language. In 1993, the Zigua population was estimated to number 355,000 people.[1]

PB177541f Mwana Hiti Figure with beaded headdress on a decorated calabash, Zigua, Tanzania (10897010124)
Zigua
Regions with significant populations
 Tanzania355,000
Languages
Zigula
Religion
Majority: Islam
Minority: African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Sambaa, Ngulu, Bondei, other Bantu peoples

The Zigua are considered as the parent tribe of the Shambaa people, the Bondei people and the Ngulu people, which today all live in north-eastern Tanzania. For instance, the king Mbegha, who was to become the leader of the Shambaa people and the grandfather of the Shambaa ruler Kimweri ye Nyumbai (†1862), was born among the Zigua.

References
  1. "Zigula". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
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