Afro-Colombians
Afro-colombianos | |
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Proportion of Afro-Colombians in each municipality as of the 2005 Colombian census 72.7–100%
45.0–72.6%
20.4–44.9%
5.8–20.3%
0.0–5.7%
Without data | |
| Total population | |
| 4,944,400 (2018 census) 9.34% of the Colombian population c. 7,800,000 (Estimation) ~15% of Colombia’s population 15%–26% of Colombians (external sources) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pacific Region, Caribbean Region and urban areas across the country | |
| Valle del Cauca | 647,526 |
| Chocó | 337,696 |
| Bolívar | 319,396 |
| Antioquia | 312,112 |
| Cauca | 245,362 |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Sub-Saharan Africans
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Afro-Colombians (Spanish: Afrocolombianos), also known as Black Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos Negros), are Colombians of total or predominantly Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Colombia has one of the largest Afro-descendant populations in South America, with government estimates being that Afro-Colombians make up about ten percent of the country's population. In the national censuses of Colombia, Black people are recognized as three official groups: the Raizals, the Palenques and other Afro-Colombians.