Kwere
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The Kwere are a matrilineal ethnic and linguistic group based in the Bagamoyo District
of coastal Tanzania
. The primary language spoken is Ngwele. In 1987 the Kwere population was estimated to number 98,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.
Bagamoyo District
Bagamoyo is one of the 6 districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the West by the Morogoro Region, to the East by the Indian Ocean and to the South by the Kibaha District. The district capitol is at Bagamoyo.According to the 2002 Tanzania...
of coastal Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The primary language spoken is Ngwele. In 1987 the Kwere population was estimated to number 98,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.