San Lorenzo Albarradas Explained

San Lorenzo Albarradas
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 Km2:61.24
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:2477
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:16.9°N -111°W

San Lorenzo Albarradas is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 61.24 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 2,477.[1]

Hierve el Agua is located in the municipality.[2] The municipality is also home to the archaeological site of San Lorenzo Albarradas (sometimes referred to as Cerro Guiran) which is noted for its unfinished cross-shaped tombs.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Lorenzo Albarradas. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. June 12, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070307113658/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20226a.htm. March 7, 2007.
  2. Web site: Hierve el Agua . . Mexico City . Spanish . April 16, 2010 .
  3. Stephen Kowalewski's Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part II: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Volumes 1 and 2, pg 296.