Santa Ana Zegache 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 go ...
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 political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...
in south-western
Mexico
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. The municipality covers an area of 26.79 km².
It is part of the
Ocotlán District
Ocotlán District is located in the south of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
* Asunción Ocotlán
* Magdalena Ocotlán
* Ocotlán de Morelos
* San ...
in the south of the
Valles Centrales Region
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,196.
A project dedicated to restoring artifacts from the church,
Zegache Talleres Comunitarios, was founded by painter
Rodolfo Morales, and continues to employ and train many local people.
Yatzeche Zapotec
Yatzeche or Zegache Zapotec (Santa Inés Yatzeche Zapotec, Southeastern Zimatlán Zapotec) is a Zapotec language spoken in the Santa Ana Zegache and Santa Inés Yatzeche municipalities of Zimatlán District of Oaxaca, Mexico.
It is 75% intell ...
was formerly spoken in the town.
References
External links
Zegache Talleres Comunitarioswebsite
{{Ocotlán District
Municipalities of Oaxaca