San Bartolomé Zoogocho | |
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: | 22.96 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 381 |
Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 17.2333°N -110°W |
San Bartolomé Zoogocho is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 22.96 km2. It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region.
The traditional music is known as jarabe.
Mezcal is often made here and a big part of the culture.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 381.[1]
As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in Los Angeles, California, where classes are held to preserve the Zoogocho Zapotec language.[2]