The Tooro people (; , ), also known as Batooro or Toro people are a Bantu peoples, native to the Tooro Kingdom, a subnational constitutional monarchy within Uganda.
Religion
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.
Population
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.
Clans
Tooro people are divided into individual clans, and most Tooro
have a
totem which spiritually represents them.
Culture
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.
Prominent people
The following individuals are some of the prominent Batooro:
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Elizabeth Bagaya - She is a lawyer, politician, diplomat, model and actress. She was the first female East African to be admitted to the English Bar. She is a paternal aunt of the current Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
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Edward Rugumayo - He is a politician, diplomat, author, academic and environmentalist. Current Chancellor of Kampala University and of Mountains of the Moon University
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Nobel Mayombo (1965–2007) - He was military officer in the UPDF and a Member of Parliament (MP).
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Andrew Mwenda - Journalist and entrepreneur. Founder and owner of The Independent, a current affairs newsmagazine.
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Kayanja Muhanga - He is an army officer. He currently serves as the Commander of the UPDF Contingent in South Sudan. He was appointed to that position in January 2014 by Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the UPDF and the President of Uganda.
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John Ntambirweki - A lawyer, Academic staff and academic administrator. He is the current Vice Chancellor of Uganda Pentecostal University, a private university, located in Fort Portal, Western Uganda.
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Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa - Economist and entrepreneur. Director of Agriculture and Rural Development at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
See also
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