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Municipalities Of Oaxaca
Oaxaca is a state in Southeastern Mexico that is divided into 570 municipalities, more than any other state in Mexico. According to Article 113 of the state's constitution, the municipalities are grouped into 30 judicial and tax districts to facilitate the distribution of the state's revenues. It is the only state in Mexico with this particular judicial and tax district organization. Oaxaca is the tenth most populated state with inhabitants as of the 2020 Mexican census and the fifth largest by land area spanning . Municipalities in Oaxaca have some administrative autonomy from the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president () by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council () responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (). Municipalities are ...
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Oaxaca In Mexico
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 municipalities, of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of (customs and traditions) with recognized local forms of self-governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca City, Oaxaca de Juárez. Oaxaca is in southern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, and Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The state is best known for #Indigenous peoples, its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotec peoples, Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but 16 are officially recognized. These cultures have survived better than most others in Mexico due to the state's rugged and isolating terrain. M ...
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Natividad, Oaxaca
Natividad is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ... 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. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 546. References {{Ixtlán District, Oaxaca Municipalities of Oaxaca ...
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Sierra Mixe
The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... and covers at an average elevation of above sea level. As of 2005 the district had a total population of 96,920. The main food crops are maize and beans, while permanent crops include coffee, lemon and oranges. Most of the inhabitants are of indigenous Mixe ethnicity, and the Mixe languages are spoken throughout the region. The western part of the region is high Sierra, with climate ranging to temperate to cold with strong winds and seasons of daily and constant rains and storms, this changes to the Mixe media territories; of lower mountain ranges but still a very abrupt and roug ...
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Asunción Cacalotepec
Asunción Cacalotepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of . It is part of the Sierra Mixe The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corp ... district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 753. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asuncion Cacalotepec Municipalities of Oaxaca ...
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Centro District
Centro District is located in the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes the state capital Oaxaca and satellite towns. The district has an average elevation of 1,550 meters. The climate is mild, with average temperatures ranging from 16°C in Winter to 25°C in spring. Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: * Ánimas Trujano * Cuilapan de Guerrero * Oaxaca de Juárez * San Agustín de las Juntas * San Agustín Yatareni * San Andrés Huayapam * San Andrés Ixtlahuaca * San Antonio de la Cal * San Bartolo Coyotepec * San Jacinto Amilpas * San Pedro Ixtlahuaca * San Raymundo Jalpan * San Sebastián Tutla * Santa Cruz Amilpas * Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán * Santa Lucía del Camino * Santa María Atzompa * Santa María Coyotepec * Santa María del Tule * Santo Domingo Tomaltepec * Tlalixtac de Cabrera File:Oaxaca at night.jpg, A view of city of Oaxaca de Juarez from the Cerro de Fortín File:Jardín Etnobotánico en Oax ...
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Ánimas Trujano, Oaxaca
Animas Trujano is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 6.7 km², and it is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. Its climate is warm most of the time, and the municipal area has a diversity of both animal and plant species. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,189, the majority of them being Catholic. Approximately 69 people speak an indigenous language, according to the 2005 INEGI census. The origin of the name "Animas Trujano" dates to the times of the Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence (, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from the Spanish Empire. It was not a single, coherent event, but local and regional .... Originally, the municipality was just called "Animas", but people decided to add the word "Trujano" in honor to Valerio Trujano. He spent a little time ...
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Tuxtepec District
Tuxtepec District is located in the north of the Papaloapan Region, Oaxaca, Papaloapan Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is the northernmost district in Oaxaca. Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: *Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa *Ayotzintepec *Cosolapa *Loma Bonita *San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz *San Felipe Usila *San José Chiltepec *San José Independencia *San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec *San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional *San Lucas Ojitlán *San Miguel Soyaltepec *San Pedro Ixcatlán *Santa María Jacatepec File:Catedral Tuxtepec.JPG, Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxtepec, Tuxtepec Cathedral File:Tux Papaloapan river.JPG, Tuxtepec from the Papaloapan river File:Compañia del Tropico2.JPG, Trópico brewery File:Arrocera Tuxtepec.JPG, Old rice fields in El Desengaño References

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Acatlán De Pérez Figueroa
Acatlán (Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...: ''acatl'' for "cane or reed" and ''tlan'' for "together or close") may refer to: * Acatlán, Hidalgo, town * Acatlán, Veracruz * Acatlán Municipality, Veracruz * Acatlán de Juárez, Jalisco * Acatlán de Osorio, Puebla * Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa, Oaxaca * San Luis Acatlán, Guerrero *Facultad de Estudios Superiores Acatlán at the National Autonomous University of Mexico {{disambig, geo ...
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Ixtlán District
Ixtlán District is located in the Sierra Norte region, in the northeastern area of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes 26 municipalities, bringing together a total of 161 settlements. At the 2000 census, they contained a total of 40,218 inhabitants, the majority of whom were indigenous Zapotec speakers. File:Santo Domingo Cacalotepec.jpg, Scenery near Santo Domingo Cacalotepec File:IGLESIA DE CAPULALPAM.jpg, Entrance to church in Capulalpam de Méndez File:CALLE PRINCIPAL DE GUELATAO DE JUAREZ, OAXACA.JPG, Main street of Guelatao de Juarez File:IxtlanDeJuarezGeneralView.jpg, General view of Ixtlan de Juárez File:Zapotec fish farm in Ixtlan Oaxaca.png, An economically sustainable, community-owned fish farm, located near Ixtlan. File:Bosque Comaltepec.JPG, The Cloud Forest of Santiago Comaltepec is some of the best conserved in the world Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: * Abejones * Capulalpam de Méndez * Evangelista Analco * ...
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Abejones
Abejones ( Spanish: meaning "beetles", from ''abejón'') is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 122.48 km2. It is part of the Ixtlán District Ixtlán District is located in the Sierra Norte region, in the northeastern area of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes 26 municipalities, bringing together a total of 161 settlements. At the 2000 census, they contained a total of ... in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca region. It shares borders with San Pablo Macuiltianguis to the north, with Santa Ana Yareni and Santa María Jaltianguis to the south, with San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca, San Miguel Aloapam and San Juan Bautista Jayacatlán to the west, and with San Pablo Macuiltianguis, San Juan Atepec and San Juan Evangelista Analco to the east. Its approximately 94 km from the city of Oaxaca. This area has a very uneven terrain and there is no hectare that is a complete level in the whole municipality. The local moun ...
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Salina Cruz
Salina Cruz is a major seaport on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast of the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the state's fourth-largest city and is the municipal seat of the Municipalities of Oaxaca, municipality of the same name. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec, Istmo Region. The city had a 2020 census population of 76,660, while its municipality, with an area of had a population of 84,438, the state's fifth-largest municipality in population. The port was developed in the late 19th century due to its location at the southern terminus of the Tren Interoceánico, which carried freight across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. History Salina Cruz was founded in 1522 by the Spanish, under whose command Pedro de Alvarado came. It was given the name "Salina de la Santa Cruz" as its official foundation day was the Catholic day of the holy cross. Salina Cruz is situated near the mouth of the Tehuantepec River, Río T ...
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Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
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. For almost all of its history, the municipality had been exclusively rural; however, since the late 20th century rapid growth of the Oaxaca city area has spurred housing developments in Xoxo, causing problems with municipal services and encroachment on the Monte Albán archeological zone. There have been efforts to preserve and promote the municipality’s ancient traditions such as “martes de brujas ...
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