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Tooro people
The Tooro people (/ˈtɔːroʊ/, 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.[4][5][6][7] ReligionAccording 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.[8][9][10] PopulationAs 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.[11] ClansTooro people are divided into individual clans, and most Tooro clans have a totem which spiritually represents them.[12] CultureSince Fort Portal Tourism city is the headquarter of Tooro Kingdom, the area has two inscribed elements of Empaako[13] and Koogere oral traditions[14] on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.[15][16] The Tooro cultural dance is called Kinyege. Another important dance is the Orunyege-Ntogoro, a courtship dance.[17][18] The Batoro are uniquely beautiful people and treasure their cultural heritage.[19] Prominent peopleThe following individuals are some of the prominent Batooro:
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