San Andrés Zautla

San Andrés Zautla
—  Municipality and town  —
San Andrés Zautla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates:
Country  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Area
 • Total 21.69 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 3,812
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

San Andrés Zautla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 21.69 km². It is part of the Etla District in the Valles Centrales region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3812, of whom 150 spoke an indigenous language.[1]

History

During the colonial period San Andrés Zautla was part of the jurisdiction of Huexolotitlan.[2]

References

  1. ^ "San Andrés Zautla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20102a.htm. Retrieved June 12, 2009. 
  2. ^ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambirdge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 143-144