Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Zapotec, Texmelucan - (zpz)

Alternate Name(s): Central Sola de Vega Zapotec; Papabuco; Zapoteco de San Lorenzo Texmelucan, Zapoteco de San Lorenzo Texmelucan, Central Sola de Vega Zapotec, Papabuco, Central Sola de Vega Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Lorenzo Texmelucan, Papabuco

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 11,000

Global Population: 11,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Texmelucan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 11,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Zapotec, Texmelucan. The primary religion practiced by the Texmelucan Zapotec 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.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available