• PEOPLE NAME: KONGO OF CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

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PEID: 14592

ROP: 105179

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Kongo

Language: Koongo - (kng)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Also found in: Angola; Uganda

Population: 16,610,000

Global Population: 19,800,400


PEID: 14592

ROP: 105179

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Kongo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 16,610,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Kongo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 19,800,400 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Koongo. The primary religion practiced by the Kongo is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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