Santiago Matatlán a.k.a. "World Capital Of Mezcal" is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in
Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 570 municipaliti ...
in south-western
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
. The municipality covers an area of km².
It is part of the
Tlacolula District
Tlacolula District is located in the east of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
* Albarradas
* Benito Juarez, Oaxaca
* CD.Yagul
* El Carrizal, Oaxaca
* ...
in the east of the
Valles Centrales Region.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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