San Jerónimo Silacayoapilla is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
in south-western
Mexico
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. The municipality covers an area of 30.62 km
2.
It is part of the
Huajuapan District
Huajuapan District is located in the north of the Mixteca Region, Oaxaca, Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The principal city is Huajuapan de León.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
*Asunción C ...
in the north of the
Mixteca Region
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
The region includes the districts of Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapam, Huajuapan, Coix ...
.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,742.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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