Adjoukrou people
Tribal Map of Africa including the Adjoukrou. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 141,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ivory Coast[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Adjoukrou[1] | |
| Religion | |
| ethnic religions, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Abidjis, Abures, Atties, Avikams, Esumas and the Ewes |
The Adjoukrou people, also known as the Adyukru, Adioukrou, Adyoukrou, Ajukru, Ajukru and the Bubari are an ethnic group and tribe of the Ivory Coast indigenous to the Dabou area of the Grands-Ponts region of the country's Lagunes District.[citation needed]
Demographics
The Adjoukrou people are considered a Sub-Saharan Peoples associated most closely with the Guinean people cluster of Central African ethnic groups. The Adjoukrou affiliate with the Lagoon culture group present in their region of the Ivory Coast.[citation needed]
According to Ethnologue, the Adjoukrou population numbered at around 100,000 in 1999.[1] Current population levels are placed at 141,000 people with no indication that the Adjoukrou are significantly present outside of Ivory Coast.[citation needed]
Literacy rates among the Adjoukrou are estimated at between 25% to 60%.[1]
Language
The Adjukru language, belongs to the Kwa languages group of languages.[2]
Religion
The religious breakdown of the tribe is mainly Christian with a majority of 90% of Adjoukrou adhering to Christian of any type and 10% believing in indigenous ethnic religions of any type. The Christian population is broken down as follows with the majority of around 60% belonging to independent Christian churches, 30% Protestants of any type and 10% adhering to Catholicism. Around 3% of the Christian population adhere to Evangelicalism of any kind, likely a proportion of the independent Christian churches figure.
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