| San Lorenzo Albarradas | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
  San Lorenzo AlbarradasLocation in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°54′N 96°15′W / 16.900°N 96.250°W / 16.900; -96.250 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.24 km (23.64 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,477 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Lorenzo Albarradas is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 61.24 km². It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,477.
Hierve el Agua is located in the municipality. The municipality is also home to the archaeological site of San Lorenzo Albarradas (sometimes referred to as Cerro Guiran) which is noted for its unfinished cross-shaped tombs.
References
- "San Lorenzo Albarradas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- "Hierve el Agua" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Instituto de Geologia UNAM. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- Stephen Kowalewski's Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part II: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Volumes 1 and 2, pg 296.
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