Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas - (zas)

Alternate Name(s): Albarradas, Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Zapoteco, Albarradas Zapotec, Zapoteco de Valles, Zapoteco de Santo Domingo Albarradas, Zapoteco de Valles del Noreste

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 6,800

Global Population: 6,800

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 6,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas. The primary religion practiced by the Santo Domingo Albarradas 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