Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Zapotec
Language: Aloápam Zapotec - (zaq)
Alternate Name(s): Zapotec, Zapoteco, Zapoteco de Aloápam, Matatlan, Alopan, Zapoteco de San Miguel Aloápam, South Matatlan, Zapoteco de Aloápam, Aloapan Matatlan
Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Country: Mexico
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Population: 2,500
Global Population: 2,500
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Overview: The Aloapam Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 2,500, 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 Aloápam Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Aloapam Zapotec 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: Not Available
Gospel Recordings: Not Available
Radio Broadcast: Not Available