The Chơ Ro People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
The Chơ Ro live in Đồng Nai's low mountains, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and hold a yearly rice spirit rite plus a forest spirit rite every three years.
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Where do the Chơ Ro people mainly live today?
The Chơ Ro live in concentrated communities in the low mountainous areas of southwestern and southeastern Đồng Nai province. The places with the largest Chơ Ro populations are the communes of Xuân Bình, Xuân Trường, Xuân Thọ and Xuân Phú in Xuân Lộc district (before July 2025), followed by the communes of Hắc Dịch, Phước Thái, Ngãi Dao and Bàu Lâm in Châu Thành district (before July 2025). Scattered across Sông Bé province (now the area of Bình Dương and Bình Phước) and Bà Rịa, along National Highway 15, a number of Chơ Ro families also live.
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