Tanetze de Zaragoza

Tanetze de Zaragoza
Municipality and town
Tanetze de Zaragoza
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°22′N 96°18′W / 17.367°N 96.300°W / 17.367; -96.300
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
DistrictVilla Alta District
Area
  Total
58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
Elevation
1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
1,581
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Tanetze de Zaragoza is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region. The name "Tanetze" means "hill of thorns".