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Santiago Apoala
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Santiago Apoala | |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town | |
| native_name | ||
| map_caption | Location of the municipality in Oaxaca | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | Mexico | |
| pushpin_label_position | above | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Mexico | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Mexico | |
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | Oaxaca | |
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| established_title | ||
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| established_title3 | ||
| area_total_km2 | 57.41 | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| population_as_of | 2005 | |
| population_total | 815 | |
| timezone | Central Standard Time | |
| utc_offset | -6 | |
| timezone_DST | Central Daylight Time | |
| utc_offset_DST | -5 | |
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Santiago Apoala is a village and municipality in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, located north of Oaxaca city. It is part of the Nochixtlán District in the southeast of the Mixteca Region.
The name “apoala” is from Nahuatl meaning “water that destroys”. It is 1970 m above sea level. It is part of the Mixtec area of Oaxaca state and is also known by its Mixtec name of “Yutatnoho” which means “river where the lords come from”. Its foundation date is unknown but local legends say this was one of the first areas settled by the Mixtecs.
There are two waterfalls nearby called Cascadas de Apoala and Cola de Serpiente (snake’s tail). Each is more than 50 m high and there are number natural springs in the area.
The municipality
As municipal seat, the village of Santiago Apoala has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:
Arriba de la Peña, Jazmín Morelos, San Antonio Nduayaco, Tierra Colorada, Unión Buena Vista (Yodocanit o Yodocani), and Unión Palo Solo
References
References
- "Oaxaca’s Tourist Guide".
- "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Oaxaca".
- Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz. (August 2007). "La Mixteca y sus fabulosos conventos". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca.
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