Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Zapotec
Language: Mixtepec Zapotec - (zpm)
Alternate Name(s): Zapoteco de Santiago Lapaguía, Zapoteco de San Juan Mixtepec, Zapoteco de Lapaguía-Guivini, (zpm)Mixtepec, Santiago Lapaguia Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Juan Mixtepec, Santiago Lapaguia Zapotec, Mixtepec Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Juan Mixtepec, Zapoteco de Lapaguía-Guivini, Zapoteco de Santiago Lapaguía, (ztl)Lapaguía-Guivini. AltNames: Eastern Miahuatlán Zapotec, Eastern Miahuatlán Zapotec
Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Country: Mexico
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Population: 7,800
Global Population: 7,800
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Eastern Miahuatlan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 7,800, 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 Mixtepec Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Eastern Miahuatlan 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: Available
Radio Broadcast: Not Available