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The Hangaza of Tanzania

The Hangaza of Tanzania, numbering approximately 461,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of the Ngara highlands in Tanzania's Kagera region near the Rwanda-Burundi border, culturally closer to the Rwanda-Burundi Bantu sphere than to coastal Tanzania, subsisting on banana, bean and cassava farming. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Hangaza is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Hangaza

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Hangaza (han)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 461,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014937
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

55%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hangaza
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

75%
%
Hangaza Speakers

Media Resources in Hangaza:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Hangaza:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hangaza are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Hangaza:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Hangaza of Tanzania

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Hangaza Across Countries (ROP3 - 103705) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
HangazaPG014937HangazaTanzania461,000No Longer UnreachedHangazaProtestantism

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