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The San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec of Mexico

The San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec of Mexico, numbering approximately 13,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of southern Mexico, primarily concentrated in the state of Oaxaca, with a long history of cultural continuity from pre-Columbian times to the present. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Zapotec, San Pedro Quiatoni

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec (zpf)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 13,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039183
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

87%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec
Language Family: Otomanguean

93%
%
Zapotec, San Pedro Quiatoni Speakers

Media Resources in San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec:

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Bible Resources in San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec 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 San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec:
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 San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec of Mexico

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

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.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Zapotec, San Pedro Quiatoni Across Countries (ROP3 - 111151) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
San Pedro Quiatoni ZapotecPG039183San Pedro Quiatoni ZapotecMexico13,500No Longer UnreachedSan Pedro Quiatoni ZapotecFolk Catholicism

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