San Pedro Yaneri is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 79.1 km2.

San Pedro Yaneri
Municipality and town
San Pedro Yaneri is located in Mexico
San Pedro Yaneri
San Pedro Yaneri
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°26′N 96°21′W / 17.433°N 96.350°W / 17.433; -96.350
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total79.1 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total943
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 943, of whom 807 spoke some indigenous language.[1]

The municipality is one of nine that make up the "Rincon de Ixtlán", the only one that is not also within the municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez. It is part of the Ixtlán District in the Sierra Norte region.

References

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  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.