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San Cristóbal Amatlán

Coordinates: 16°19′N 96°24′W / 16.317°N 96.400°W / 16.317; -96.400
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San Cristóbal Amatlán
Municipality and town
San Cristóbal Amatlán is located in Mexico
San Cristóbal Amatlán
San Cristóbal Amatlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°19′N 96°24′W / 16.317°N 96.400°W / 16.317; -96.400
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total96.96 km2 (37.44 sq mi)
Elevation1,700 m (5,590 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total3,978
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

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 3,978.[3]

Amatlán Zapotec is spoken in the town; many residents are bilingual in Spanish. The town is located "at the foot of a very tall mountain" called Yiroos in Zapotec.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Riggs, Sylvia. "Amatlán Zapotec (zpo)". Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. ^ "Oaxaca - San Cristóbal Amatlán". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Riggs, Sylvia. "Amatlán Zapotec (zpo)". Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
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