Zapotitlán Lagunas is a town and one

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 ...

out of 570 that make up the state of

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 306.418 km². It is part of the

Silacayoapam District Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The climate is temperate, with average temperature of 20.6°C. The warmest area is the municipality of San Nicolás Hidalgo (21.1°C) and the ...

in 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 ...

. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,133.

Geography

Zapotitlán Lagunas is located at the northwest corner of the state of

, its geographic coordinates are 17 ° 40 '- 17 ° 54' north latitude and 98 ° 18 '- 98 ° 30' west longitude and its altitude goes from 1,100 to 2,000 meters above sea level. The total land area of the state is 306,416 km² and represents 0.32% of Oaxaca's land area. It borders to the northeast with the municipality of

San Juan Cieneguilla San Juan Cieneguilla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area wh ...

, to the east with the municipality of

San Juan Ihualtepec San Juan Ihualtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 146.72 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxa ...

and to the south with the municipality of

San Miguel Ahuehuetitlán San Miguel Ahuehuetitlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 94.41 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state ...

, the municipality of San Andrés Tepetlapa and municipality of San Mateo Nejápam. To the north it borders the state of

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, in particular with the municipality of Tulcingo and to the west with the

state of Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the popu ...

, with the municipality of Xochihuehuetlán, the municipality of

Huamuxtitlán Huamuxtitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Huamuxtitlán, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ...

and municipality of

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Demography

The total population of the municipality of Zapotitlán Lagunas according to the Population and Housing Census conducted in 2010 by the

National Institute of Statistics and Geography The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in es, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Stat ...

, is 3,133 inhabitants, of which 1,436 are men and 1,697 are women. The population density amounts to a total of 10.22 people per square kilometer.

Towns

The municipality is made up of 15 towns, its population according to the 2010 Census are:

References

Municipalities of Oaxaca {{Oaxaca-geo-stub