Khang people

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Khang
Total population
10,272 (1999 est.)
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam : Sơn La, Lai Châu
Languages

Vietnamese, Khmuic languages

Religion

Animism

The Khang people (Vietnamese: Kháng) are an Austro-Asiatic people of northwestern Vietnam. As of 1999, their population was 10,272.

Most Khang live in the Sơn La and Lai Châu provinces of northwestern Vietnam.

Their cuisine is known for its hot and sour dishes, and they have the strange custom of drinking by the nose (Khang language: tu mui). They celebrate Xen Pang Ả festival.

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