Afro-Cubans
Ethnic minority in Cuba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Afro-Cuban (disambiguation).
Afro-Cubans (Spanish: Afrocubano) or Black Cubans are Cubans of full or partial sub-Saharan African ancestry. The term Afro-Cuban can also refer to historical or cultural elements in Cuba associated with this community, and the combining of native African and other cultural elements found in Cuban society, such as race, religion, music, language, the arts and class culture.[2]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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1,034,044 (9.3% of the Cuban Population)[1] (2012) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Eastern Cuba | |
Languages | |
Spanish, Lucumí, Habla Congo, English, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, Cuban Sign Language | |
Religion | |
Afro-Cuban religions Abakuá, Arará religion, Cuban Vodú, Palo, Santería Popular religions Predominantly Roman Catholic, Islam, Muslim minorities of Protestant | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Yoruba people, Arará, Fang people, Bubi people, Cape Verdean Cuban, Ganga-Longoba, Haitian Cuban, Africans, Afro-Dominicans, Afro–Puerto Ricans |
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