Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Mixtec
Language: Silacayoapan Mixtec - (mks)
Alternate Name(s): Western Juxtlahuaca, Juxtlahuaca; Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca, Mixtec, Tezoatlán, Coicoyán Mixtec, Huajuapan, Central Juxtlahuaca Mixtec, Silacayoapan, Mixteco de Juxtlahuaca, Mixtec, Mixtec, Silacayoapan Mixtec, Tezoatlán; Mixtec, Silacayoapan; Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca, Mixteco de Tezoatlán de Segura y Luna, 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