San Jacinto Tlacotepec is a town and

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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 233.5 km². It is part of the

Sola de Vega District Sola de Vega District is located in the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district center is Villa Sola de Vega. Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: * San Francisco Cahuacúa * San Francisco ...

in the Sierra Sur Region.

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,145. The local language, Zenzontepec Chatino, is also spoken in the municipality of

Santa Cruz Zenzontepec Santa Cruz Zenzontepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the U ...

and in the former municipality of Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl.

References

{{Sola de Vega District Municipalities of Oaxaca