Zapotitlán Lagunas

Coordinates: 17°46′N 98°24′W / 17.767°N 98.400°W / 17.767; -98.400
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Zapotitlán Lagunas is a town and one municipality out of 570 that make up the state of Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 306.418 km². It is part of the

Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region
.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,133.[1]

Geography

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

state of Guerrero, with the municipality of Xochihuehuetlán, the municipality of Huamuxtitlán 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, is 3,133 inhabitants, of which 1,436 are men and 1,697 are women.[1]

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:

Town Population
Total Municipality 3,133
Zapotitlán Lagunas 1,477
Guadalupe del Recreo 608
Santa Cruz Vista Hermosa 313
San Pedro Cuaxoxocatla 193
San José el Huamúchil 154
Tlacotepec Lagoons 110

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2010). "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)".