Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Mixtec, Ocotepec, Mixteco de Santo Tomás Ocotepec, Mixteco de Santo Tomas Ocotepec, Ocotopec Mixtec, Ocotepec; Mixteco de Santo Tomás Ocotepec, Ocotepec Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 51,500

Global Population: 56,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Northwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 51,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 56,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Northwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec 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.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available