 Mennonite in Colonia del Norte | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~150,000 (2023)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Religions | |
| Anabaptism | |
| Languages | |
| Plautdietsch, Spanish |
The Mennonites in Bolivia are among the most traditional and conservative of all Mennonite denominations in Latin America. They are mostly Russian Mennonites of Frisian, Flemish, and Prussian descent. As of 2013[update], there were about 70,000 Mennonites living in Bolivia;[2] that population has grown to around 150,000 as of 2023.[1]
- ^ a b Iván Paredes Tamayo, Matthew Rose (2023). "Expansion of Mennonite farmland in Bolivia encroaches on Indigenous land". Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Bender, Harold S., Martin W. Friesen, Menno Ediger, Isbrand Hiebert and Gerald Mumaw. "Bolivia." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2013. Web. 23 Sep 2014. [1]