Santiago Juxtlahuaca

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Santiago Juxtlahuaca
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality in Oaxaca
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Santiago Juxtlahuaca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°20′N98°01′W / 17.333°N 98.017°W / 17.333; -98.017 Coordinates: 17°20′N98°01′W / 17.333°N 98.017°W / 17.333; -98.017
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Area
 • Total583.05 km2 (225.12 sq mi)
Elevation
1,690 m (5,540 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total33,401
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santiago Juxtlahuaca is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is in the Juxtlahuaca District of the Mixteca Region.

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Town

The town is at a height of 1,690 meters above sea level. It is one of the oldest towns in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, dating back to the 12th century AD. The first Spanish visitor was the Dominican friar Gonzalo Lucero, who passed through in the year 1536 on a journey of exploration. Three years later the monk Benito Hernández persuaded the natives to move to a new location, founded on 13 September 1542. Between 1600 and 1633 the town was moved to its current location in the north of the valley, with the first streets laid out in the Spanish style. The town was periodically shaken by earthquakes during the colonial period, destroying churches and other major buildings. The town was connected to the outside world by a telegraph line in March 1883. A rural health center was established in April 1938, and in 1944 an airfield was opened. [1]

Municipality

The municipality covers an area of 583.05 square kilometres (225.12 sq mi). As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 33,401 in 6,165 households. Of these, 20,648 people spoke an indigenous language. [2]

Map of the area Santiago Juxtlahuaca localidades.svg
Map of the area

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References

  1. ↑ "SANTIAGO Juxtlahuaca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: ESTADO DE OAXACA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "Oaxaca. Indicadores seleccionados de la población por municipio, 2005" . Retrieved 13 June 2010.
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