Zapotitlán de Vadillo

Zapotitlán de Vadillo
Municipality and city

Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Zapotitlán de Vadillo

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 19°25′N 103°36′W / 19.417°N 103.600°W / 19.417; -103.600Coordinates: 19°25′N 103°36′W / 19.417°N 103.600°W / 19.417; -103.600
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Area
  Total 480.74 km2 (185.61 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 6,345
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Zapotitlán de Vadillo is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 480.74 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,345.[1]

The indigenous inhabitants of this area spoke the Zapoteco language of the western Otomi languages. During the colonial era it was part of the province of Amula.

References

  1. "Zapotitlán de Vadillo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 20, 2009.


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