Santiago Jamiltepec

Santiago Jamiltepec
Municipality and town
Santiago Jamiltepec is located in Mexico
Santiago Jamiltepec
Santiago Jamiltepec
Coordinates: 16°17′N 97°49′W / 16.283°N 97.817°W / 16.283; -97.817
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Municipal seatSantiago Jamiltepec
Area
 • Total622.6 km2 (240.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total17,206
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
 (municipality)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code954
Fiestas1 January, 15 February, 1 September

Santiago Jamiltepec (Mixtec: Casandoo) is a town, and the seat of surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Chica Region, 30 km east of Pinotepa Nacional on Federal Highway 200, and 460 km southwest of state capital Oaxaca de Juárez.