Santa María Yalina is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi).[1] It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region.

Santa María Yalina
Municipality and town
Santa María Yalina is located in Mexico
Santa María Yalina
Santa María Yalina
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°15′N 96°16′W / 17.250°N 96.267°W / 17.250; -96.267
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Demography edit

As of 2000, the municipality had a total population of 378.[1]

Zoogocho Zapotec is spoken in the town.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "SANTA MARÍA YALINA". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on November 12, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Zoogocho Zapotec at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)