• PEOPLE NAME: GONGDUK OF BHUTAN

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Gongduk - (goe)

Alternate Name(s): Gongdukpa, Gongdupkha, Gongdubikha

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Bhutan

Also found in:

Population: 2,700

Global Population: 2,700


PEID: 48799

ROP: 103435

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Gongduk of Bhutan, numbering 2,700, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Bhutan. Their primary language is Gongduk. The primary religion practiced by the Gongduk is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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