Villa Díaz Ordaz Explained

Villa Díaz Ordaz
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
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:16.9667°N -123°W

Villa Díaz Ordaz is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.The name of the town was formally called Santo Domingo del Valle.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,859.[1]

The community's church, Santo Domingo Díaz Ordaz, was built in 1526 and is noted for a number of santos, traditional statues of Roman Catholic saints. Some can be dated to the sixteenth century but are still preserved and in use by local citizens, who provide them with flowers and sometimes even with modern dolls as adjuncts, as in the image on the left.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: -. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. June 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20041211142122/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20560a.htm. December 11, 2004. dead. mdy-all.
  2. https://archive.today/20120721163555/http://www.aug.edu/augusta/santos/diazOrdaz/index.html Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: Santo Domingo Díaz Ordaz