San Carlos Yautepec
San Carlos Yautepec | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality in Oaxaca | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′N 96°06′W / 16.500°N 96.100°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,491.68 km2 (962.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 9,857 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Carlos Yautepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the second largest municipality in Oaxaca, only being smaller than Santa María Chimalapa. It is part of the Yautepec District in the east of the Sierra Sur Region. The name "Yautepec" means "hill of black corn".