๐ฒ๐ฝ San Pablo de Mitla is a town and municipality in Mexico which is most famous for being the site of the Mitla archeological ruins. It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region. The town is also known for its handcrafted textiles, especially embroidered pieces and mezcal. The town also contains a museum which was closed without explanation in 1995, since when its entire collection of Zapotec and Mixtec cultural items has disappeared. The name โSan Pabloโ is in honor of Saint Paul, and โMitlaโ is a hispanization of the Nahuatl name โMictlรกn.โ This is the name the Aztecs gave the old pre-Hispanic city before the Spanish arrived and means โland of the dead.โ It is located in the Central Valleys regions of Oaxaca, 46ย km from the city of Oaxaca, in the District of Tlacolula.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla has a population of over 11,219 people. San Pablo Villa de Mitla also forms part of the wider Tlacolula District which has a population of over 117,032 people.