San Bartolomé Zoogocho
Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
17°14′N 96°14′W / 17.233°N 96.233°W / 17.233; -96.233![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
(2005)
San Bartolomé Zoogocho is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 22.96 km2. It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region.
The traditional music is known as jarabe.
Mezcal is often made here and a big part of the culture.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 381.[1]
As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in Los Angeles, California, where classes are held to preserve the Zoogocho Zapotec language.[2]
References
- ^ "San Bartolomé Zoogocho". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Los Angeles immigrant community pushes to keep Zapotec language alive". PRI, Public Radio International. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
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Municipalities of Villa Alta District, Oaxaca
- San Andrés Solaga
- San Andrés Yaá
- San Baltazar Yatzachi el Bajo
- San Bartolomé Zoogocho
- San Cristóbal Lachirioag
- San Francisco Cajonos
- San Ildefonso Villa Alta
- San Juan Juquila Vijanos
- San Juan Tabaá
- San Juan Yaeé
- San Juan Yatzona
- San Mateo Cajonos
- San Melchor Betaza
- San Pablo Yaganiza
- San Pedro Cajonos
- Santa María Temaxcalapa
- Santa María Yalina
- Santiago Camotlán
- Santiago Lalopa
- Santiago Zoochila
- Santo Domingo Roayaga
- Santo Domingo Xagacía
- Tanetze de Zaragoza
- Villa Hidalgo
- Villa Talea de Castro
See also Municipalities of Oaxaca