Tanetze de Zaragoza | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
  Tanetze de Zaragoza Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°22′N 96°18′W / 17.367°N 96.300°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| District | Villa Alta District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,581 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Tanetze de Zaragoza is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region. The name "Tanetze" means "hill of thorns".[1]
- ^ "Tanetze de Zaragoza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2010-07-19.