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San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya

Coordinates: 17°00′32″N 96°34′51″W / 17.00889°N 96.58083°W / 17.00889; -96.58083
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San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya
Templo de San Jerónimo
Templo de San Jerónimo
San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya is located in Mexico
San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya
San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya
Coordinates: 17°00′32″N 96°34′51″W / 17.00889°N 96.58083°W / 17.00889; -96.58083
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Municipal SeatSan Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya
Elevation
1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Websitewww.tlacochahuaya.gob.mx
The sundial on the church patio

San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya is a little town and municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, 21 km from the city of Oaxaca on Federal Highway 190 between Santa Maria del Tule and Mitla.

The municipality

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The main economic activities are agriculture (corn, garlic, beans and various fruits), dairy farming and the production of mezcal.[1] As municipal seat, San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: La Loma, Luis Alonso León, Macuilxóchitl de Artigas Carranza and Ojo de Agua.

References

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  1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Oaxaca San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
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