Chalcatongo de Hidalgo

Chalcatongo de Hidalgo
—  Municipality and town  —
Chalcatongo de Hidalgo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°02′N 97°35′W / 17.033°N 97.583°W / 17.033; -97.583
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Area
– Total	111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	2,091
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Chalcatongo de Hidalgo (also, Chalcatongo and Villa Hidalgo) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region.^[1]

It is the birthplace of current Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz.

Coordinates: 17°02′N 97°35′W / 17.033°N 97.583°W / 17.033; -97.583

References

• Chalcatongo de Hidalgo at GEOnet Names Server

1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20026a.htm. Retrieved June 12, 2009.