San Ildefonso Villa Alta

17.333333333333 - 96.15Koordinaten: 17 ° 20 ' N, 96 ° 9' W

San Ildefonso Villa Alta is a municipio in the northeastern part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca to 1230 meters above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​136.52 km ². 1880 44 362 people lived in the municipio. Of the 1,964 now only 3,100 inhabitants ( 2005) speak an indigenous language, 1,970 are Roman Catholic faith.

67 percent of the population in the primary sector, 10 per cent in the secondary sector and 22 percent in the tertiary sector operates.

San Ildefonso Villa Alta was founded on January 23, the feast of St. Ildefonso of Toledo, in 1526. According to this person and after its location (villa alta, " high place " ) was named the new village.

Source

  • Contribution in the Enciclopedia de los municipios de México

Itemization

  • Place in Oaxaca
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