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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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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

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

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

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Western Oaxaca MixtecPG049285Western Oaxaca MixtecUnited States6,700No Longer UnreachedSilacayoapan MixtecRoman Catholicism
Western Oaxaca MixtecPG039142Western Oaxaca MixtecMexico67,500No Longer UnreachedSilacayoapan MixtecFolk Catholicism

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