• PEOPLE NAME: UTANGE OF NIGERIA


PEID: 14153

ROP: 110462

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Itang - (uta)

Alternate Name(s): Otank, Otanga

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 23,000

Global Population: 23,000


PEID: 14153

ROP: 110462

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Utange of Nigeria, numbering 23,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Itang. The primary religion practiced by the Utange is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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