People group profile · PG012849
The Dakpa of Central African Republic
The Dakpa of Central African Republic, numbering about 114,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Dakpa-dialect branch of the Banda people numbering around 111,000 in the Central African Republic, organized into clans like Yangba and Deko, whose broader Banda nation was decimated by 19th-century slave raiding out of Chad and Zande territories.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak West Central Banda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Population
- 114,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- West Central Banda (bbp)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Bamingui-Bangoran, Haute-Kotto, Nana-Grébizi, Ouaka, and Vakaga prefectures
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dakpa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dakpa
- 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
Primary language
West Central Banda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak West Central Banda
Gospel resources in West Central Banda
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dakpa
- 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.
- 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.
Dakpa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda | Chad | 197,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Banda | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 161,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Banda | South Sudan | 24,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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