Amhara people
Semitic-speaking Horner ethnic group native to Ethiopia in the Ethiopian Highlands
Key facts
- Ethiopia
- 19,867,817 (2007)
- United states
- 248,199
- Canada
- 30,395
- United kingdom
- 8,620
- Australia
- 4,515
- Finland
- 1,515
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Amharas (Amharic: አማራ, romanized: Āmara; Ge'ez: ዐምሐራ, romanized: ʾÄməḥära) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group indigenous to Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa, traditionally inhabiting parts of the northwest Highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region.
According to the 2007 national census, Amharas numbered 19,867,817 individuals, comprising 26.9% of Ethiopia's population, and they are mostly Oriental Orthodox Christian (members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church).