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The Gorontalo of Indonesia

The Gorontalo of Indonesia, numbering approximately 1,410,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous people of northwestern Sulawesi, centered in Gorontalo and traditionally extending into neighboring areas. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Gorontalo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Gorontalo of Sulawesi
Primary Language(s): Gorontalo (gor)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,410,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022811
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Pray for the Gorontalo of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gorontalo
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Gorontalo Speakers

Media Resources in Gorontalo:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Gorontalo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Gorontalo Version, 2010✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Gorontalo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gorontalo 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 Gorontalo:
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 Gorontalo of Indonesia

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
readHebrews 10:38

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will live by faith and not shrink back from their hope in Christ.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Gorontalo Across Countries (ROP3 - 103453) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GorontaloPG022811GorontaloIndonesia1,410,000No Longer UnreachedGorontaloSunni Islam

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