Santiago Matatlán

Santiago Matatlán
Municipality and town
Flag of Santiago Matatlán
Official seal of Santiago Matatlán
Nickname: 
World Capital Of Mezcal
Santiago Matatlán is located in Mexico
Santiago Matatlán
Santiago Matatlán
Location in Mexico
Santiago Matatlán is located in Oaxaca
Santiago Matatlán
Santiago Matatlán
Santiago Matatlán (Oaxaca)
Coordinates: 16°52′N 96°23′W / 16.867°N 96.383°W / 16.867; -96.383
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santiago Matatlán a.k.a. "World Capital Of Mezcal" is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 85.48 km2.

It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.


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