San Cristóbal Amatlán
| San Cristóbal Amatlán | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
  San Cristóbal Amatlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°19′N 96°24′W / 16.317°N 96.400°WCoordinates: 16°19′N 96°24′W / 16.317°N 96.400°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.96 km2 (37.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,700 m (5,590 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,978 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
San Cristóbal Amatlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 96.96 km². It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.[2]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3978.[3]
Amatlán Zapotec is spoken in the town; many residents are bilinguual in Spanish. The town is located "at the foot of a very tall mountain" called Yiroos in Zapotec.[4]
References
- ↑ Riggs, Sylvia. "Amatlán Zapotec (zpo)". Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Oaxaca - San Cristóbal Amatlán". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "San Cristobal Amatlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ↑ Riggs, Sylvia. "Amatlán Zapotec (zpo)". Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
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