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Which ethnic group is the largest in Angola?
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The largest ethnolinguistic group in Angola is the Ovimbundu, who account for approximately one-fourth of the country's population. They primarily inhabit the Bié Plateau and have historically migrated toward the west and east along the Benguela Railway.1
The Mbundu are the next-largest ethnic group, also comprising about one-fourth of the population.1