San Dionisio Ocotlán

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
16°45′N 96°41′W / 16.750°N 96.683°W / 16.750; -96.683Country MexicoStateOaxacaArea
 • Total20.41 km2 (7.88 sq mi)Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,093Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Dionisio Ocotlan is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 20.41 km2. It is part of the Ocotlán District in the south of the Valles Centrales Region

The town was founded by the Spanish in 1526 [1] and its name roughly translates to the "land between the pines" in Nahuatl.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,093.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Oaxaca - San Dionisio Ocotlán". Archived from the original on 2004-12-11. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  2. ^ "San Dionisio Ocotlan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2009.


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