Gơ Lar: mostly in
Mang Yang District,
Đắk Đoa District, and
Chư Sê District of Gia Lai Province, and some living around
Kon Tum town. There is also a subgroup called Bahnar Châng H'drung who live at the foot of Hàm Rồng Mountain.
Kon Tum: in 4 precincts and 9 communes of
Kon Tum town
Jơ Lơng: in
Kon Tum town, and Đắc Tơ Re, Đắc Ruồng, and Đắc Pne communes of
Kon Rẫy District, Kon Tum Province
Rơ Ngao (
Rengao): in 29 villages. They live with the Kon Tum people in 5 communes of
Kon Tum; with the Bahnar and Sedang peoples in 2 communes of
Đắk Hà District; and with the
Sedang people in Pô Cô Commune,
Đắk Tô District, Kon Tum Province
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