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People group profile · PG048638

The Ixtenco Otomi of Mexico

The Ixtenco Otomi of Mexico, numbering about 600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Otomi, an indigenous people of central Mexico.

They are an indigenous people in the Otomi people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Spanish.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Ixtenco Otomi people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Otomi, Ixtenco

Fast facts

Country
Mexico
Population
600
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Otomi
Primary language
Spanish (spa)
Primary religion
Folk Catholicism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Central America, Americas
Location
Tlaxcala: El Carmen Tequexquitla municipality, dialect San Juan Bautista Ixtenco; Puebla: Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Tepeaca, and Teptlaxco municipalities

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ixtenco Otomi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Ixtenco Otomi

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Folk Catholicism · Christianity

89% adherents

Primary language

Spanish · Indo-European family

100% speak Spanish

Gospel resources in Spanish

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Ixtenco Otomi

  1. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  2. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  3. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  4. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.

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