• PEOPLE NAME: DOLPA TIBETANS OF NEPAL

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PEID: 6203

ROP: 102678

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Dolpo - (dre)

Alternate Name(s): Dolpo

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Nepal

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Population: 11,500

Global Population: 11,500


PEID: 6203

ROP: 102678

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Dolpa Tibetans of Nepal, numbering 11,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Dolpo. The primary religion practiced by the Dolpa Tibetans is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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