Monjas

Monjas is a town and municipality in in south-western . The municipality covers an area of 85.5 km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,104.
  • Type: Town with 672 residents
  • Description: municipality in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Also known as: De Monjas”, “Monjas Municipality”, “Monjas, Oaxaca”, and “Santa Cruz Monjas

Monjas

Latitude
16.3675° or 16° 22′ 3″ north
Longitude
-96.63639° or 96° 38′ 11″ west
Population
672
Elevation
1,513 metres (4,964 feet)
Open location code
76859997+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 458623215
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3517532
Wiki­data ID
Q3892970
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Monjas” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Monjas (udalerria)
  • Basque: Monjas
  • Catalan: Monjas
  • Cebuano: Monjas
  • Dutch: Monjas
  • Esperanto: Monjas
  • French: Monjas
  • Georgian: მონხასი (ოახაკა)
  • Georgian: მონხასი
  • Greek: Δήμος Μόνχας
  • Greek: Μόνχας
  • Scots: Monjas, Oaxaca
  • Scots: Monjas
  • Serbian: Општина Монхас
  • Serbo-Croatian: Opština Monjas, Oaxaca
  • Serbo-Croatian: Opština Monjas
  • Spanish: Monjas
  • Spanish: Municipio de Monjas
  • Swedish: Monjas
  • Turkish: Monjas (belediye)
  • Turkish: Monjas

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