San Cristóbal Amatlán
Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
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San Cristóbal Amatlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 96.96 km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.[2]
San Cristóbal Amatlán | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Cristóbal Amatlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°19′N 96°24′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Established | 1715 |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.96 km2 (37.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,590 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,978 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,978.[3]
Amatlán Zapotec is spoken in the town; many residents are bilingual in Spanish. The town is located "at the foot of a very tall mountain" called Yiroos in Zapotec.[1]
