Chalcatongo de Hidalgo

Chalcatongo de Hidalgo
Municipality and town
Chalcatongo de Hidalgo

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 17°02′N 97°35′W / 17.033°N 97.583°W / 17.033; -97.583
Country  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Area
  Total 111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 2,091
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Chalcatongo de Hidalgo (also, Chalcatongo and Villa Hidalgo) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region.[1]

It is the birthplace of former Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz.

Coordinates: 17°02′N 97°35′W / 17.033°N 97.583°W / 17.033; -97.583

References

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