Affinity Bloc:
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Overview:
The Julas, also known as the Dyula, Diula, Joola, or Juula, are one of the Manding-speaking ethnic groups of West Africa. The Jula are a collection of peoples who today live in the northeastern and northern sections of Ivory Coast, in southwestern Burkina Faso, and across the border in Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Mali. Almost all Julas are Sunni Muslims. The Malinke-Jula people cluster includes several related people groups.
James S. Olson, The Peoples of Africa. London: Greenwood Press (1996), pp. 257-258.
Peoples within this cluster:
Jula; Jula, Koro; Jula, Koyaga; Worodougou
Countries where they are found:
Burkina Faso; Cote d’Ivoire; Ghana; Mali; United States
People groups:
8
Population:
6,467,100
Unreached people groups:
8
UPG population:
6,467,100
Unengaged UPGs:
2
UUPG population:
2,840,000
Number of countries:
5