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Bende people
Ethnic group from Katavi Region of Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bende are a Bantu ethnic group based in the Mpanda District of the Katavi Region in western Tanzania. In 2009, the Bende population was estimated to number 41,290.[1][2]
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