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

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PEID: 14717

ROP: 108648

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi

Language: Sango - (sag)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Also found in: Central African Republic; Chad; Congo

Population: 2,000

Global Population: 666,500


PEID: 14717

ROP: 108648

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Sango of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 2,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 666,500 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Sango. The primary religion practiced by the Sango 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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