Lhoba people
珞巴 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| China | 3,682 (2010) |
| Languages | |
| Bokar, Idu Mishmi, Adi, Tibetic languages, Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tibetan | |
Lhoba (English translation: Southerners; Chinese: 珞巴; pinyin: Luòbā; Standard Tibetan: ལྷོ་པ།) is any of a diverse amalgamation of Sino-Tibetan-speaking tribespeople living in and around Pemako, a region in southeastern Tibet including Mainling, Medog and Zayü counties of Nyingchi and Lhünzê County of Shannan, Tibet.
In 1965 the Chinese government officially recognised Lhoba as one of the 56 ethnic groups in China. Lhobas are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. Numbering 4,237 people, they make up about 0.1% of the population of the Tibet Autonomous Region.