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.
San Dionisio Ocotlan | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Dionisio Ocotlan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′N 96°41′W / 16.750°N 96.683°W | |
| 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) |
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 2004-12-11. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "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.
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