The people of Kole, and for tens of kilometers around the town, belong to a subtribe of the Nkutu (or Okutshu) known as the Elembe (also called Ohindu or Ohendo).
Residents of Kole and its surrounding areas belong to a subgroup of the Nkutu people called the Elembe, also recognized by other names such as Ohindu or Ohendo.