San Francisco Logueche

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

San Francisco Logueche
Municipality and town
San Francisco Logueche
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°21′N 96°23′W
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total2,240
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2240.[2]

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

References

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