Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Mixteco de Chazumba; Northern Oaxaca Mixtec, Northern Oaxaca Mixtec, Mixteco de Chazumba

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Chazumba Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 13,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Chazumba 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.

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Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available