Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Silacayoapan Mixtec - (mks)

Alternate Name(s): Mixtec, Silacayoapan; Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca; Mixtec, Tezoatlán; Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca; Central Juxtlahuaca Mixtec; Mixteco de Juxtlahuaca; Mixteco de Tezoatlán de Segura y Luna; Coicoyán Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 66,500

Global Population: 73,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Western Oaxaca Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 66,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 73,100 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Silacayoapan Mixtec. The primary religion practiced by the Western Oaxaca Mixtec is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available