Cosolapa is a town and
municipality
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 ...
in
Oaxaca
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in south-western
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
. The municipality covers an area of 149.27 km².
It is part of the
Tuxtepec District
Tuxtepec District is located in the north of the Papaloapan Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
*Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
*Ayotzintepec
* Cosolapa
*Loma Bonita
*San Felipe ...
of the
Papaloapan Region
The Cuenca del Papaloapan Region is in the north of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico where the foothills of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca meet the coastal plain of Veracruz.
The principal city is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, the second largest in Oaxaca st ...
.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,305.
References
{{Tuxtepec District
Municipalities of Oaxaca