• PEOPLE NAME: BATAK TOBA OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22486

ROP: 101128

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Batak-Nias of Sumatra

Language: Batak Toba - (bbc)

Alternate Name(s): Batak Sub-cluster, Batak Sub-cluster, Batak Tapanuli

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 3,200,000

Global Population: 3,200,000


PEID: 22486

ROP: 101128

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Batak Toba of Indonesia, numbering 3,200,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Batak-Nias of Sumatra people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Batak Toba. The primary religion practiced by the Batak Toba is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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