San Bartolomé Zoogocho
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San Bartolomé Zoogocho | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Bartolomé Zoogocho Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°14′N 96°14′W / 17.233°N 96.233°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 381 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Bartolomé Zoogocho is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 22.96 km2. It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region.
The traditional music is known as jarabe.
Mezcal is often made here and a big part of the culture.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 381.[1]
As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in Los Angeles, California, where classes are held to preserve the Zoogocho Zapotec language.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "San Bartolomé Zoogocho". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Los Angeles immigrant community pushes to keep Zapotec language alive". PRI, Public Radio International. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
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