San Bartolomé Quialana is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 49.76 km2. It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.
San Bartolomé Quialana | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Bartolomé Quialana Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°54′N 96°30′W / 16.900°N 96.500°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.76 km2 (19.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,485 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,485.[1]
Women in the area wear traditional clothing.
Municipal President Victorino Gómez Martínez died on August 25, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[2]
Etymology edit
Quialana is a Zapotec word that means "black rocks" or "blackened rocks." This is associated with the fact that there is a rocky hill in the area which is called Picacho or Yubda (in Zapotec, "Sun Rock).
References edit
- ^ "San Bartolomé Quialana". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Han muerto 19 ediles a consecuencia de Covid (+Infografía)". www.msn.com (in Spanish). 24 Horas. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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