[1] The area of Meru South District is the home of the Ameru tribe.
The people there are now predominantly Christian — Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and other denominations, reflecting the work of missionaries — with minorities of Indian descent, who are mainly Hindus, and of Arab descent, who are Muslims.
There are also some residents of European, predominantly British, ancestry.
The Chuka people are the dominant sub-tribe in the area, occupying the more arable upper region while the Tharaka people occupy the lower Igamba'ngombe division.
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