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The Western Oaxaca Mixtec of Mexico

The Western Oaxaca Mixtec of Mexico, numbering approximately 67,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Mixtec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Silacayoapan Mixtec is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Mixtec, Western Oaxaca

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Silacayoapan Mixtec (mks)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 67,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039142
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Silacayoapan Mixtec
Language Family: Otomanguean

87%
%
Mixtec, Silacayoapan Speakers

Media Resources in Silacayoapan Mixtec:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Silacayoapan Mixtec:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Silacayoapan Mixtec bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Western Oaxaca Mixtec are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Western Oaxaca Mixtec:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Western Oaxaca Mixtec of Mexico

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

Mixtec, Silacayoapan Across Countries (ROP3 - 109002) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Western Oaxaca MixtecPG039142Western Oaxaca MixtecMexico67,500No Longer UnreachedSilacayoapan MixtecFolk Catholicism
Western Oaxaca MixtecPG049285Western Oaxaca MixtecUnited States6,700No Longer UnreachedSilacayoapan MixtecRoman Catholicism

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