• PEOPLE NAME: KATIO OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16227

ROP: 101900

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Embera Catío - (cto)

Alternate Name(s): Katio, Eyabida, Emberá-Catío, Embena

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

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Population: 38,500

Global Population: 38,500


PEID: 16227

ROP: 101900

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Katio of Colombia, numbering 38,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Colombia. Their primary language is Embera Catío. The primary religion practiced by the Katio is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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