Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 are governed by the system of usos y costumbres with recognized local forms of self-governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez.
Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Oaxaca, the most populous municipality in Oaxaca and the fourth most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca, only being less densely populated than San Jacinto Amilpas, Santa Lucía del Camino, and Santa Cruz Amilpas. It is in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín, extending to the banks of the Atoyac River.
Chiapas is a state in Southeast Mexico. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it has the eighth largest population of all states with 5,543,828 inhabitants and the 10th largest by land area spanning 73,560.47 square kilometres (28,401.86 sq mi). Chiapas is officially divided into 124 municipalities, although the establishment of municipal authorities in Belisario Domínguez was suspended in 2015 pending the resolution of a territorial dispute between Chiapas and the neighbouring state of Oaxaca. In 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court resolved this dispute in Oaxaca's favour, and annulled the 2011 decree that had created Belisario Domínguez.
Juchitán de Zaragoza is an indigenous town in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. With a 2020 census population of 88,280, it is the third-largest city in the state. The majority of the indigenous inhabitants are Zapotecs and Huaves. The town also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The municipality has an area of 414.64 km2 and a population of 113,570, the state's third-largest in population.
Uxpanapa is a municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, adjacent to the state of Oaxaca. It is bordered by the municipalities of Jesús Carranza, Hidalgotitlán, Minatitlán, and Las Choapas in Veracruz, as well as Santa María Chimalapa in Oaxaca. It has an area of 2,600 km².
San Pedro Pochutla is a city and municipality located in the south of Oaxaca state, in southeastern Mexico next to the Pacific Ocean and is the southernmost municipality in Oaxaca. It is an important commercial, transportation and administrative hub for the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region. Pochutla is located at the junction of coastal Highway 200 and Highway 175 to Oaxaca, with 175 functioning as the town's main thoroughfare. Its name means "place of kapok trees ", and most of the city is built on a lakebed which was drained during the colonial period. The municipality is best known as being the home of the oceanside communities of Puerto Ángel and Zipolite.
Santa María del Tule is a town and a municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. It is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) SE of the city of Oaxaca on Highway 190. The town and municipality are named for the patron saint of the place, the Virgin Mary and “Tule” comes from the Náhuatl word “tulle” or “tullin” which means bulrush.
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, or simply referred to as Tuxtepec, is the head of the municipality by the same name and is the second most populous city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. As of the 2020 census, the city is home to a population of 103,609 and 159,452 in the municipality, though census data are often under reported for various reasons.
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is a small city and municipality located 5 km from the state capital of Oaxaca in the south of Mexico. It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. The name comes from the Nahuatl word “xocotl” which means “sour or sweet and sour fruit” with the duplicative “xo” to indicate “very.” The meaning of the entire phrase means “among the very sour fruits.” The Mixtec name for the area was Nuunitatnohoyoo which mean “land of the moon-faced flowers.” However, the community is most commonly referred to simply as Xoxo.
Pinotepa Nacional is a city and seat of the municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region. The name Pinotepa means "toward the crumbling hill" in Náhuatl.
Arriaga Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 653.3 km2 (252.2 sq mi) and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the neighbouring state of Oaxaca, as well as by the Chiapas municipalities of Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, Villaflores and Tonalá.
Cuajinicuilapa is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero and is the southernmost municipality in Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Cuajinicuilapa. The municipality covers an area of 857.1 km². In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 26,627, up from 25,537 in 2005.
Natividad is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the smallest municipality in Oaxaca. The municipality covers an area of 28.07 km2. It is part of the Ixtlán District in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca region.
San Antonio de la Cal is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the fifth most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca; only four Oaxacan municipalities are more densely populated than it: Oaxaca, San Jacinto Amilpas, Santa Lucía del Camino, and Santa Cruz Amilpas. The municipality covers an area of 11 km2. It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 15,071.
San Antonio Huitepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the fastest shrinking municipality in Oaxaca in terms of population, with a population change of -31.5% going from the 2010 consensus to the 2020 consensus. The municipality covers an area of 199.04 km2. It is part of the Zaachila District in the west of the Valles Centrales Region
San Bartolo Coyotepec is a town and municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is in the Centro District of the Valles Centrales region about fifteen km south of the capital of Oaxaca.
Villa Sola de Vega is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico, part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region. The meaning "Place of quails" comes from "zollin": quail and "tlán": place of
Santa Cruz Xitla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.
Santiago Yucuyachi (monte-breve)is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 90.58 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region.
Santa Magdalena Jicotlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the least populous municipality in Oaxaca. It is also the third least densely populated municipality in Oaxaca, not being as sparsely populated as Santa María Ixcatlán or Santa María Chimalapa. It is part of the Coixtlahuaca district in the Mixteca Region. The municipality covers an area of 48.48 km2, surrounded by the Sierra Madre Oriental. As of the 2010 census, the town (locality) had a population of 92 inhabitants, while the municipality had a total population of 93. It is the smallest municipality in Mexico in population. The main economic activity is agriculture, with some people also keeping goats and chickens.
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