San Melchor Betaza

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
17°15′N 96°09′W / 17.250°N 96.150°W / 17.250; -96.150Country MexicoStateOaxacaArea
 • Total37 km2 (14 sq mi)Population
 (2005)
 • Total919Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Melchor Betaza is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 37 km². It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 919.[1] The inhabitants, who speak Zapotec.[2]

References

  1. ^ "San Melchor Betaza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Amador Teodocio Olivares 2009, Betaza Zapotec phonology: segmental and suprasegmental features
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Municipalities of Villa Alta District, Oaxaca

17°15′N 96°09′W / 17.250°N 96.150°W / 17.250; -96.150