Santa María Yavesia is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
in south-western
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
.
It is part of the
Ixtlán District
Ixtlán District is located in the Sierra Norte region, in the northeastern area of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
The district includes 26 municipalities, bringing together a total of 161 settlements. At the 2000 census, they contained a total of ...
in the
Sierra Norte region.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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