San Francisco Huehuetlán 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 ...
in
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
Mexico
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. The municipality covers an area of 15.31 km².
It is part of the
Teotitlán District
Teotitlán District is located in the north of the Cañada Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
* Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón
* Huautepec
*Huautla de Jiménez
* Mazatlán ...
in the north of the
Cañada Region
Cañada is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico covering 4,300 square km. It includes two districts, Teotitlán and Cuicatlán.
The main administrative center is Teotitlán de Flores Magón, but Huautla de Jiménez is considered the most imp ...
.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,251.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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