| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8,104,752 (2011 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|
Eastern Cape: 5,092,152 |
|
| Languages | |
| Xhosa (many also speak Zulu, English, and/or Afrikaans) | |
| Religion | |
| traditional African religions, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zulu, Swati and Southern and Northern Ndebele people |
| Person | umXhosa |
|---|---|
| People | amaXhosa |
| Language | isiXhosa |
Eastern Cape: 5,092,152
Western Cape: 1,403,233
Gauteng: 796,841
Free State: 201,145
KwaZulu-Natal: 340,832
The Xhosa people (English: /ˈkɔːsə/ or /ˈkoʊsə/;Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰɔ́ːsa] (
listen)) are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa mainly found in the Eastern and Western Cape, South Africa, and in the last two centuries throughout the southern and central-southern parts of the country. There is a small but significant Xhosa (Mfengu) community in Zimbabwe, where their language, Xhosa, is recognised as a national language.