Totontepec Villa de Morelos

Totontepec Villa de Morelos
Anyukojm (Totontepec Mixe)
Municipality and town
Totontepec Villa de Morelos is located in Mexico
Totontepec Villa de Morelos
Totontepec Villa de Morelos
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°13′N 95°59′W / 17.217°N 95.983°W / 17.217; -95.983
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total318.95 km2 (123.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,598
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)

Totontepec Villa de Morelos (Totontepec Mixe: Anyukojm) is a town and municipality, in the Sierra Mixe district of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located 1,840 meters above sea level and 146 kilometers from the state capital, Oaxaca de Juárez. The toponym "Totontepec" is of Nahuatl origin, meaning "hot hill". In the local dialect of Mixe the town is called Anyukojm, meaning "place of thunder."