San Bartolomé Zoogocho is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

in south-western

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. The municipality covers an area of 22.96 km². It is part of the

Villa Alta District Villa Alta District is located in the center of the Sierra Norte Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered t ...

in the center of the Sierra Norte Region. The traditional music is known as jarabe. Mezcal is often made here and a big part of the culture. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 381. As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in

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, where classes are held to preserve the

Zoogocho Zapotec Zoogocho Zapotec, or ''Diža'xon,'' is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is spoken in San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca, Santa María Yalina, Tabehua, and Oaxaca City. As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in Los Angeles, Californi ...

language.

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