San Bartolomé Quialana Explained

San Bartolomé Quialana
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oaxaca
Area Total Km2:49.76
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:2485
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:16.9°N -126°W

San Bartolomé Quialana is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 49.76 km2. It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,485.[1]

Women in the area wear traditional clothing.

Municipal President Victorino Gómez Martínez died on August 25, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[2]

Etymology

Quialana is a Zapotec word that means "black rocks" or "blackened rocks." This is associated with the fact that there is a rocky hill in the area which is called Picacho or Yubda (in Zapotec, "Sun Rock).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Bartolomé Quialana. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. June 12, 2009.
  2. Web site: Han muerto 19 ediles a consecuencia de Covid (+Infografía) . www.msn.com . 24 Horas . August 26, 2020 . es.