• PEOPLE NAME: BOLANGO OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Gorontalo of Sulawesi

Language: Bolango - (bld)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 24,000

Global Population: 24,000


PEID: 22797

ROP: 101721

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bolango of Indonesia, numbering 24,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Gorontalo of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Bolango. The primary religion practiced by the Bolango is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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