Concepción Pápalo
| Concepción Pápalo | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.4 km2 (36.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,920 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
Concepción Pápalo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 94.4 km². It is part of Cuicatlán District in the north of the Cañada Region.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,920.[1]
Moth Homoeocera papalo is named after the town.[2]
References
- ↑ "Concepción Pápalo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ↑ Laguerre, Michel (2010). "Description of two new Homoeocera Felder from Guatemala and Mexico (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Euchromiini)". ZooKeys. 33: 29–38. doi:10.3897/zookeys.33.275.
Coordinates: 17°51′N 96°52′W / 17.850°N 96.867°W
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