San Dionisio Ocotlán
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Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
San Dionisio Ocotlan | |
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Municipality and town | |
San Dionisio Ocotlan is located in Mexico San Dionisio Ocotlan San Dionisio Ocotlan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′N 96°41′W / 16.750°N 96.683°W / 16.750; -96.683 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.41 km2 (7.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,093 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Dionisio Ocotlan is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 20.41 km2. It is part of the Ocotlán District in the south of the Valles Centrales Region.
The town was founded by the Spanish in 1526[1] and its name roughly translates to the "land between the pines" in Nahuatl.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,093.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Oaxaca - San Dionisio Ocotlán". Archived from the original on 2004年12月11日. Retrieved 2009年06月13日.
- ^ "San Dionisio Ocotlan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
