Santa María Tlahuitoltepec Explained

Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Settlement Type:	Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:	Mexico Oaxaca#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:	above
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Oaxaca
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Mexico
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Oaxaca
Population As Of:	2005
Timezone:	Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Coordinates:	17.1°N -100°W

Santa María Tlahuitoltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.^[1]

2010 landslide

Tropical Storm Matthew struck the town in 2010.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santa María Tlahuitoltepec. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. June 12, 2009.
2. Web site: Pasch, Richard. September 26, 2010. Tropical Depression Matthew Public Advisory Thirteen. National Hurricane Center. September 28, 2010. September 13, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913083956/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATCPAT5.shtml. live.