Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo | |
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municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 17°3′N 96°4′W / 17.050°N 96.067°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Oaxaca |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time) |
Area code | 70280 [1] |
Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality is at an altitude of 2,040 meters. [3] It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.
The municipality has a total population of 6,908, [4] and the town has a population of 2,372. [5]
Municipal President Artemio Ortiz Ricardez died on May 13, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. [6] [7] The town had been placed under quarantine after its first reported case on May 10. [8]