El Espinal, Oaxaca

El Espinal
Municipality and town
El Espinal
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°29′26″N 95°02′40″W / 16.49056°N 95.04444°W / 16.49056; -95.04444
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total
82.93 km2 (32.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
8,219
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

El Espinal, Spanish for "the spine" is a town and municipality in Oaxaca, southeastern Mexico. As of 2005, the municipality had a population of 8,219.