The Northern Mbundu or Ambundu (distinct from the Southern Mbundu or Ovimbundu) are a people living in Angola's northwest, north of the river Kwanza.

The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and mostly also the official language of the country, Portuguese.

They are the second biggest ethnic group in the country, with 2.4 million people in the latest count.

The Ambundu now live in the region stretching to the East from Angola's capital city of Luanda.

They are predominant in the Bengo and Malanje provinces and in neighboring parts of the Cuanza Norte and Cuanza Sul provinces.

The head of the main Mbundu kingdom was called Ngola, which is the origin of the name of the country Angola.