San Vicente Lachixío

San Vicente Lachixío
Municipality and town
Country  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

San Vicente Lachixío is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 93.13 km². It is part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,154.[1] The town is named for the catholic patron saint San Vicente Ferrer. The town of San Vicente Lachixio was founded in 1776.[2]

References

  1. "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico". Retrieved 1 April 2011.

Coordinates: 16°42′N 97°01′W / 16.700°N 97.017°W / 16.700; -97.017


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