The
Northern Mbundu or
Ambundu (distinct from the Southern Mbundu or
Ovimbundu) are a
Bantu people living in
Angola's North-West, North of the river
Kwanza. The Ambundu speak
Kimbundu, and mostly also the official language of the country,
Portuguese. They are the second biggest ethnic group in the country, with 2.4 million people in the latest count The Ambundu nowadays live in the region stretching to the East from Angola's capital city of
Luanda (see map). They are predominant in the
Bengo and
Malanje provinces and in neighbouring parts of the
Cuanza Norte and
Cuanza Sul provinces. The head of the main Mbundu kingdom was called a
Ngola, which is the origin of the name of the country
Angola.