Totontepec Villa de Morelos
Totontepec Villa de Morelos
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Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 17°13′N 95°59′W / 17.217°N 95.983°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 318.95 km2 (123.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,598 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
Totontepec Villa de Morelos (Totontepec Mixe: Anyukojm) is a town and municipality, in the Sierra Mixe district of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located 1,840 meters above sea level and 146 kilometers from the state capital, Oaxaca de Juárez. The toponym "Totontepec" is of Nahuatl origin, meaning "hot hill". In the local dialect of Mixe the town is called Anyukojm, meaning "place of thunder."