San Juan Teposcolula is a town and municipality in the State of
Oaxaca
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,
Mexico
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, often known simply as Teposcolula. The name Teposcolula means “next to the twist in copper”.
It is part of the
Teposcolula District
Teposcolula District is located in the center of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
* Chilapa de Diaz
* La Trinidad Vista Hermosa
* San Andrés Lagunas
* San An ...
in the center of the
Mixteca Region
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
The region includes the districts of Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapam, Huajuapan, Coixtlah ...
.
The town
The town is 2,300 meters above sea level. Long ago it was known as San Juan Itnuyana. The current town was founded in 1561. The main economic activities are logging and the production of
mescal.
The municipality
As of 2005, the municipality had 349 households with a total population of 1,344 of whom three spoke an indigenous language.
Teposcolula includes the following communities:
*Barrio de los Osorno,
*Cuadra el Hule,
*Cuadra Número Uno,
*Desviación Yucudaa,
*El Calvario,
*La Cieneguilla,
*La Garita,
*La Rosa,
*La Siempre Viva,
*Río Colorado (Rancho Yusadolo),
*Reforma,
*Refugio de Morelos,
*San Miguel Marcos Pérez,
*Santa María Pozoltepec,
*Satayuco
*Tierra Blanca
References
External links
Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: Teposcolula- Art-historical study of the statues in Teposcolula's church of San Pedro y San Pablo.
{{Teposcolula District, Oaxaca
Municipalities of Oaxaca