San Agustín Atenango

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
17°36′40″N 98°00′50″W / 17.61111°N 98.01389°W / 17.61111; -98.01389Country MexicoStateOaxacaArea
 • Total82.93 km2 (32.02 sq mi)Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,787Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Agustín Atenango is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 82.93 km2. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region.

Demographics

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,871. Out of the town's population, 963 are female (51.5%), and 908 are male (48.5%). The primary indigenous language spoken in San Agustín Atenango is Mixteco, with 892 people (47.9%) speaking the language. 934 people in the town (49.9%) live in moderate poverty, while 404 people (21.6%) live in extreme poverty.[1] In the town, 1,586 people are indigenous, and 21 people are Afro-Mexican.[2]

References

  1. ^ "San Agustín Atenango: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. ^ "Informe anual sobre la situación de pobreza y rezago social 2022" (PDF). 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  1. "San Agustín Atenango: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. "Informe anual sobre la situación de pobreza y rezago social 2022" (PDF). 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.


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