Zapotitlán Lagunas is a town and one
municipality
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out of 570 that make up the state of
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
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. The municipality covers an area of 306.418 km
2.
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 which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
The region includes the districts of Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapam, Huajuapan, Coix ...
.
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
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 ...
, 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, to the east with the municipality of
San Juan Ihualtepec 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
San Andrés Tepetlapa is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 76.55 km2.
It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region
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and municipality of
San Mateo Nejápam. To the north it borders the state of
Puebla
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, in particular with the municipality of
Tulcingo and to the west with the
state of Guerrero, with the municipality of
Xochihuehuetlán, the municipality of
Huamuxtitlán
Huamuxtitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Huamuxtitlán, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former nam ...
and municipality of
Alpoyeca.
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
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, 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
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