State: Lumbini | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Nepal
State:	Lumbini
District:	All

Number of People Groups

186

Unreached People Groups

178

Total Population

3,193,000

Buddhist

3.4 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

89.7 %

Muslim

6.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	1,100	Awadhi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	5,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	90	Awadhi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Maithili	1 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Nepali	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	27,000	Maithili	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Agarwal	6,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Agrahari	1,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	1,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	700	Bhojpuri	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Unai	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Maithili	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Maithili	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	1,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Maithili	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	9,200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	5,200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	1,900	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	200	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	1,900	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	3,500	Bote	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	470,000	Nepali	1 ●	470,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	2,600	Maithili	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	453,000	Nepali	1 ●	452,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	500	Awadhi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	3,000	Awadhi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	74,000	Maithili	1 ●	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	200	Chepang	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	500	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	229,000	Nepali	1 ●	227,000	-1 -	1,700	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chidimar	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	200	Danuwar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	2,100	Darai	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	43,000	Nepali	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	4,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devhar	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	1,800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharhi (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	1,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	20	Dhimal	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Maithili	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	8,100	Nepali	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	40	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung	35,000	Gurung	2 ●	2,300	-1 -	29,000	2,400	-1 -	1,100
Gurung Ghale	200	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	7,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	8,400	Maithili	1 ●	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Maithili	1 ●	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	700	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	129,000	Nepali	1 ●	126,000	-1 -	1,400	1,600	-1 -	40
Kandu	1,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Maithili	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Sribastab	500	Awadhi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	500	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	20	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	7,200	Awadhi	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuchbandia	80	Awadhi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	39,000	Nepali	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	400	700	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Maithili	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	-1 Unknown	Yamphu, Southern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	429,000	Nepali	1 ●	364,000	-1 -	58,000	6,300	-1 -	700
Majhi	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	200
Mal (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	400	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	-1 Unknown	Boro	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	3,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	40	Maithili	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Maithili	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	50,000	Newar	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	7,800	600	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux, Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	2,700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	2,100	Nepali	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	700
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbhar	5,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	20	Raji	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	14,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nau	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Saithwar	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	-1 Unknown	Lepcha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal, Hor	300	Santhali	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	80
Sarki	41,000	Nepali	1 ●	40,000	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	9,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	129,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	129,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	700	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,000	Sunwar	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	7,900	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	400	-1 -	6,500	900	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	900	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	24,000	Nepali	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	200	600	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	100	Thangmi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	237,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	233,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Awadhi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	134,000	Maithili	1 ●	134,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	5,500	Maithili	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	3,800	Awadhi	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Awadhi	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	700	Yakkha	1 ●	500	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	500	Limbu	1 ●	300	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	60
Yehlmo	70	Hyolmo	1 ●	40	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 186	3,193,000		178 ●	2,863,000	196,000	109,000	20,000	30	3,000

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Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Please contact us.
On-the-ground reality may vary from what is presented here. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible.

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