Afro-Colombians
Sign in to saveAfro-Colombians (), also known as Black Colombians (), are Colombians who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry, these stand out for having dark skin. In the national censuses of Colombia, black people are recognized as 3 official groups: the Raizals, the Palenques and other Afro-Colombians.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Afro-Colombians
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Afro-colombianos
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- es-CO
- Ethnic group.image
- Mapa de Colombia (población afrodescendiente 2005).svg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Proportion of Afro-Colombians in each municipality as of the 2005 Colombian census
- Ethnic group.population
- 4,944,400 (2018 census) 9.34% of the Colombian population ' (Estimation)~15% of Colombia’s population15%–26% of Colombians' (external sources)
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 647,526
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 337,696
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 319,396
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 312,112
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 245,362
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Pacific Region, Caribbean Region and urban areas across the country
- Ethnic group.rels
- Majority: Catholicism
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Sub-Saharan Africans
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Raizal people
- Top Afro-Colombian urban populations
- Black ethnic groups by population
- Culture
- Music
- Bambuco
- Cumbia
- Champeta
- Current issues
- Educational disparities
- Socio-economic inequalities
- Statistics on jobs and politics
- Example of social inequality
- Effects of the war on Afro-Colombians
- Health disparities
- Notable Afro-Colombians
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Afro-Colombians (), also known as Black Colombians (), are Colombians who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry, these stand out for having dark skin. In the national censuses of Colombia, black people are recognized as 3 official groups: the Raizals, the Palenques and other Afro-Colombians.
==History==