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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Matpa of Bhutan

The Matpa of Bhutan, numbering approximately 32,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Bhutan, east, concentrated in the lower areas of Mongar District. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Chocangacakha is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Matpa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Bhutan
People Cluster: Bhutanese
Primary Language(s): Chocangacakha (cgk)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 32,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048791
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

99%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chocangacakha
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chocangacakha Speakers

Media Resources in Chocangacakha:

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Bible Resources in Chocangacakha:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Matpa are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Matpa:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Matpa of Bhutan

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Matpa Across Countries (ROP3 - 115324) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MatpaPG048791MatpaBhutan32,000Engaged yet UnreachedChocangacakhaTibetan Buddhism

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