San Mateo Río Hondo
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San Mateo Río Hondo is the name of a town and municipality in the district of Miahuatlán, state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
[edit] The town
It is 2,300 meters above sea level. Known in the colonial era as "Xaltengo" in Nahuatl and "Yegoyoxi" in Zapotec, both names meaning "river of sand."
[edit] The municipality
As municipal seat San Mateo Río Hondo has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:
Barranca Grande, El Campanario, El Cuachepil, El Encino, El Esfuerzo, El Manzanal, El Naranjal, El Progreso, El Tavel, Falda de Portillo, Horno de Cal, Jalatengo, La Concepción, La Doncella, La Floreña, La Victoria, Las Nubes, Las Tinas, Loma San Marcial, Miramar, Piedra Gentil, Pinabete (Llano de Pinabete), Ranchería Yogoló (Piedra Manchada), Rancho Cañas, Rancho Cerezales, Rancho Madroño (Rancho el Capulín), Rancho Nuevo, Río Cuapinol, Río Grande, Río Molino, Río Pacífico, San Antonio, San Felipe (Manzanillo), San Ildefonso Ozolotepec, San José del Pacífico, San Melchor, San Pablo, Tres Cruces, Yogoló, and Zapotitlán
The population is 3,495.[citation needed] The surface area is 81.96 km². Source: http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20254a.htm
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