Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Popoloca del Oriente, Ngigua, Mezontla, San Juan Atzingo; Popoloca, Atzingo Popoloca, Los Reyes Metzontla Popoloca, Popoloca, Popoloca de San Juan Atzingo, Popoloca, San Juan Atzingo, Eastern Popoloca

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in:

Population: 3,500

Global Population: 3,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Southern Popoloca of Mexico, numbering 3,500, 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 Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Southern Popoloca 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: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available