• PEOPLE NAME: URHOBO OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 14152

ROP: 110424

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Urhobo - (urh)

Alternate Name(s): Biotu

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 1,180,000

Global Population: 1,180,000


PEID: 14152

ROP: 110424

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Urhobo of Nigeria, numbering 1,180,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Urhobo. The primary religion practiced by the Urhobo is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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