Santiago Yaitepec

Santiago Yaitepec
Municipality and town
Santiago Yaitepec is located in Mexico
Santiago Yaitepec
Santiago Yaitepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°13′N 97°16′W / 16.217°N 97.267°W / 16.217; -97.267
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total
53.58 km2 (20.69 sq mi)
Elevation
1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
3,665
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santiago Yaitepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southern Mexico, two kilometers southeast of Santa Catarina Juquila. It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region. The name "Yaitepec" means "Three hills".[1]

  1. ^ "Santiago Yaitepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2010-07-24.