Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Tilquiapan Zapotec - (zts)

Alternate Name(s): S Miguel Tilquiapan Zapoteco, Zapoteco de San Miguel Tilquiapan Zapoteco, Zapoteco de San Miguel Tilquiapan, San Miguel Tilquiapan, Zapotec, Tilquiapam

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in:

Population: 3,200

Global Population: 3,200

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Tilquiapan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 3,200, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Tilquiapan Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Tilquiapan Zapotec is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

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