Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
City and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is a small city and municipality located 5 km from the state capital of Oaxaca in the south of Mexico. It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. The name comes from the Nahuatl word “xocotl” which means “sour or sweet and sour fruit” with the duplicative “xo” to indicate “very.” The meaning of the entire phrase means “among the very sour fruits.”[2] The Mixtec name for the area was Nuunitatnohoyoo which mean “land of the moon-faced flowers.”[3] However, the community is most commonly referred to simply as Xoxo.[2]
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
Xoxo | |
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Town & Municipality | |
Coordinates: 17°01′35″N 96°44′00″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Oaxaca |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Inocente Castellanos Alejos |
Area | |
• Municipality | 76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi) |
Elevation (of seat) | 1,530 m (5,020 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Municipality | 100,402 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Seat | 81,848 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Postal code (of seat) | 71230 |
Area code | 951 |
For almost all of its history, the municipality had been exclusively rural; however, since the late 20th century rapid growth of the Oaxaca city area has spurred housing developments in Xoxo, causing problems with municipal services and encroachment on the Monte Albán archeological zone.[4][5] There have been efforts to preserve and promote the municipality’s ancient traditions such as “martes de brujas” (Witch Tuesdays) and local customs associated with Day of the Dead. The latter draws a significant number of tourists to observe the vigils, altars and other activities associated with this community.[3][6]