Santa María Peñoles

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Santa María Peñoles
Municipality and town
Santa María Peñoles is located in Mexico
Santa María Peñoles
Santa María Peñoles
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°05′N 97°00′W / 17.083°N 97.000°W / 17.083; -97.000
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total181.17 km2 (69.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total7,640
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santa María Peñoles is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 181.17 km². It is part of the Etla District in the Valles Centrales region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,640 of whom 6,112 spoke an indigenous language.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SANTA MARÍA PEÑOLES". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.