Santo Domingo Tomaltepec 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' ...

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 Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. It is part of the

Centro District Centro District is located in the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes the state capital Oaxaca and satellite towns. The district has an average elevation of 1,550 meters. The climate is mild, with averag ...

in the Valles Centrales region, about 10 km east of the city of

. The municipality covers an area of 49.76 km². The climate is mild, with little change throughout the year. Natural vegetation is semi-desert, but agricultural production of maize, beans and fruit in the heavy clay soils is highly productive. As of 2005, the municipality had 585 households with a total population of 2,303, of whom 347 spoke an indigenous language.

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Municipalities of Oaxaca {{Oaxaca-geo-stub