Santa María Chilapa de Diaz

Santa María Chilapa de Diaz
Municipality and town
Santa María Chilapa de Diaz
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°35′N 97°38′W / 17.583°N 97.633°W / 17.583; -97.633
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total
234.75 km2 (90.64 sq mi)
Elevation
1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
1,687
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santa María Chilapa de Diaz is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Teposcolula District in the center of the Mixteca Region. The name Chilapa means "Water from chiles".