Marma people
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The Marma (Burmese: မရမာလူမျိုး), formerly known as Moghs or Maghs, are the second-largest ethnic community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, primarily residing in the Bandarban, Khagrachari and Rangamati Hill Districts. Some Marmas live in Bangladesh's coastal districts of Cox's Bazar and Patuakhali, while others live in Tripura, India and Myanmar. There are over 210,000 Marmas living in Bangladesh. Since the 16th century, the Marma have considered the Bengal's Chittagong Hill Tracts their home, where they have established the Bohmong and Mong Circles (chiefdoms).
မရမာ | |
|---|---|
 Marma dancers | |
| Total population | |
| 300,000+ | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Bangladesh (Bandarban, Khagrachari, Rangamati, Patuakhali and Barguna Districts) | 224,261[1] |
 Myanmar (Rakhine State) | Unknown |
 India (Tripura) | Unknown |
| Languages | |
| Marma, Bengali, Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mog people, Rakhine people, Bamar people | |
one of the 135 officially recognized ethnicities in Myanmar (formerly Burma) | |
