San Francisco Logueche Explained

San Francisco Logueche
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 Km2:76.55
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:2240
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:16.35°N -119°W

San Francisco Logueche is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 76.55km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.[1]

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,240.[2]

Amatlán Zapotec is spoken in the town. It is located "at the foot of a very tall mountain" called Yiroos in Zapotec.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Oaxaca - San Francisco Logueche. Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Spanish. 2014-03-10.
  2. Web site: San Francisco Logueche. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. June 12, 2009.
  3. Web site: Riggs. Silvia. Amatlán Zapotec (zpo). Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. 2014-03-10.