San Vicente Lachixío
San Vicente Lachixío is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 93.13 km². It is part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region.
San Vicente Lachixío | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
The town is named for the catholic patron saint San Vicente Ferrer. The town of San Vicente Lachixio was founded in 1776.[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,154 and in 2010 it was 2976 of which the great majority is from indigenous descent.[2][3]
References
- "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- "Catálogo Localidades". www.microrregiones.gob.mx. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.