People group profile · PG009509
The Rawang of Myanmar
The Rawang of Myanmar, numbering about 73,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Kachin state in northern Myanmar.
They are an indigenous people in the Miri-Kachin people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Rawang.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 73,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miri-Kachin
- Primary language
- Rawang (raw)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Kachin state: Putao district, Kawnglangphu, Machanbaw, Naungmaw, Pannandin, and Putao townships
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rawang are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rawang
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Rawang · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Rawang
Gospel resources in Rawang
- Bible available, published 1986
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Rawang)
Bibles
- 2009 Rawang Bible Committee · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rawang
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Rawang in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108326) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawang | United States | 750 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rawang | China | 700 | No Longer Unreached |
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