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.

San Vicente Lachixío
Municipality and town
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The town is named for the catholic patron saint San Vicente Ferrer. The town of San Vicente Lachixio was founded in 1776.[1]

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,154 and in 2010 it was 2976 of which the great majority is from indigenous descent.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". www.microrregiones.gob.mx. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

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