Herero people
（重定向自Ovaherero）
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![Herero woman](/Images/godic/202501/31/Herero_woman5328.JPG")
![Herero, at the end of the 19th century](/Images/godic/202501/31/Hereros_ende_19_jahrhundert5328.jpg")
![Tree in Otjinene Koviunda where many Herero people are said to have been hanged.](/Images/godic/202501/31/Tree_in_Otjinene_15328.jpg")
The Herero is an ethnic group inhabiting parts of Southern Africa. The majority reside in Namibia, with the remainder found in Botswana and Angola. There were an estimated 250,000 Herero people in Namibia in 2013. They speak the Herero language, which belongs to the Bantu languages.