Monjas, Oaxaca

Monjas
Municipality and town
Monjas
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°22′N 96°38′W / 16.367°N 96.633°W / 16.367; -96.633
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total
85.5 km2 (33.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
2,104
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Monjas is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 85.5 km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,104.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Monjas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2009.