San Bartolomé Zoogocho
Municipality and town
San Bartolomé Zoogocho is located in Mexico
San Bartolomé Zoogocho
San Bartolomé Zoogocho
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°14′N 96°14′W / 17.233°N 96.233°W / 17.233; -96.233
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total381
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
San Bartolomé Zoogocho

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

  1. "San Bartolomé Zoogocho". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. "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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