San Carlos Yautepec

San Carlos Yautepec
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Oaxaca
Location of the municipality in Oaxaca
San Carlos Yautepec is located in Mexico
San Carlos Yautepec
San Carlos Yautepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°30′N 96°06′W / 16.500°N 96.100°W / 16.500; -96.100
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total2,491.68 km2 (962.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total9,857
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Carlos Yautepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Yautepec District in the east of the Sierra Sur Region. The name "Yautepec" means "hill of black corn".[1]

  1. ^ "San Carlos Yautepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2010-07-22.