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Tooro people
The Tooro people (/ˈtɔːroʊ/; Tooro: Abatooro, [aβatóːɾo]), also known as Batooro or Toro people are a Bantu ethnic group, native to the Tooro Kingdom, a subnational constitutional monarchy within Uganda.
According to the 2002 Census of Uganda 48.8% of Batoro are Roman Catholic, 30.8% are Anglican (Church of Uganda), 7.3% follow other religions and 5.4% are Muslim and 5.2% are Pentecostal.
As of December 2014[update] the following administrative districts constitute the Tooro Kingdom: (a) Kabarole District (b) Kamwenge District (c) Kyegegwa District and (d) Kyenjojo District. Those four districts had a combined total population of about 1 million people, according to the 2002 national population census.
Tooro people are divided into individual clans, and most Tooro clans have a totem which spiritually represents them.
Since Fort Portal Tourism city is the headquarter of Tooro Kingdom, the area has two inscribed elements of Empaako and Koogere oral traditions on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. The Tooro cultural dance is called Kinyege. Another important dance is the Orunyege-Ntogoro, a courtship dance. The Batoro are uniquely beautiful people and treasure their cultural heritage.
The following individuals are some of the prominent Batooro:
Tooro people
The Tooro people (/ˈtɔːroʊ/; Tooro: Abatooro, [aβatóːɾo]), also known as Batooro or Toro people are a Bantu ethnic group, native to the Tooro Kingdom, a subnational constitutional monarchy within Uganda.
According to the 2002 Census of Uganda 48.8% of Batoro are Roman Catholic, 30.8% are Anglican (Church of Uganda), 7.3% follow other religions and 5.4% are Muslim and 5.2% are Pentecostal.
As of December 2014[update] the following administrative districts constitute the Tooro Kingdom: (a) Kabarole District (b) Kamwenge District (c) Kyegegwa District and (d) Kyenjojo District. Those four districts had a combined total population of about 1 million people, according to the 2002 national population census.
Tooro people are divided into individual clans, and most Tooro clans have a totem which spiritually represents them.
Since Fort Portal Tourism city is the headquarter of Tooro Kingdom, the area has two inscribed elements of Empaako and Koogere oral traditions on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. The Tooro cultural dance is called Kinyege. Another important dance is the Orunyege-Ntogoro, a courtship dance. The Batoro are uniquely beautiful people and treasure their cultural heritage.
The following individuals are some of the prominent Batooro:
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