San Juan Ihualtepec

San Juan Ihualtepec
Municipality and town
San Juan Ihualtepec is located in Mexico
San Juan Ihualtepec
San Juan Ihualtepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°40′N 98°17′W / 17.667°N 98.283°W / 17.667; -98.283
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total
146.72 km2 (56.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
717
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Juan Ihualtepec (Mixtec: Yucunicana, 'Hill of the Brave Dead'[1]) is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 146.72 km2. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 717.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Whittaker, Gordon (1 January 1993). "The Study of North Mesoamerican Place-Signs". INDIANA - Estudios Antropológicos sobre América Latina y el Caribe. 13: 32. doi:10.18441/ind.v13i0.9-38.
  2. ↑ "San Juan Ihualtepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.