The Shambaa people, also called the Sambaa, Shambala, Sambala or Sambara, are a Bantu ethnic group. They are found in the Usambara Mountains of northeastern Tanzania and in the Kilimanjaro and Manyara regions. The word Shamba means farm, and these people live in one of the most fertile Tanzanian region. In 2001, the Shambaa population was estimated to number 664,000.