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Oaxaca

Oaxaca
Administration
Full nameOaxaca
Native nameEstado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca
Settlement typeState
MottoEl Respeto al Derecho Ajeno es la Paz (Respect for the rights of others is peace)
AnthemDios Nunca Muere (De facto)
CountryMexico
CapitalOaxaca de Juárez
Largest CityOaxaca de Juárez
Municipalities571
AdmissionDecember 21, 1823
Order3rd
Government
GovernorGabino Cué
SenatorsEricel Gómez
Salomón Jara Cruz
Adolfo Toledo
DeputiesFederal Deputies
• Heriberto Ambrosio
• Violeta Avilés Álvarez
• Sofía Castro Ríos
• Desiderio Concha
• Manuel De Esesarte
• Carlos Díaz Escárraga
• Fernando Franco
• Manuel García Corpus
• Jorge González
• Margarita Liborio
• Emilio Mendoza Kaplan
• Narcedalia Ramírez
• Héctor Pablo Ramírez
• José Antonio Yglesias
• María Mendoza
• Bélgica Nabil Carmona
• Arcelia Cruz Cruz
• Guadalupe García
Geography
Total Area36204.1 sq mi (93793 km2)
Highest Elevation12204.7 ft (3720 m)
Demography
Total Population3801962 (10th) (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (22nd) (0/sq mi)
DemonymOaxacan (Spanish; Oaxaqueño -a)
Other information
Time zoneCST, (UTC-6) (UTC)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code68 � 71
Area codeArea codes 1 and 2
• 236
• 274
• 283
• 287
• 924
• 951
• 953
• 954
• 958
• 971
• 972
• 994
• 995
ISO 3166 codeMX-OAX
HDI(+) 0.756 medium
Ranked 30th
GDPUS$ 10,076,445.9 mil 

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Oaxaca (-eswaˈxaka-es-Oaxaca, (from Nahuatl: Huaxyacac, IPA:/ʋaːsʃʲa'kakʰ/), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca ( ) is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of customs and traditions. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez.

It is located in Southwestern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

The state is best known for its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but there are sixteen that are officially recognized. These cultures have survived better to the present than most others in Mexico due to the state’s rugged and isolating terrain. Most live in the Central Valleys region, which is also an important area for tourism, attracting people for its archeological sites such as Monte Albán, native culture and crafts. Another important tourist area is the coast, which has the major resort of Huatulco. The state also has some of the greatest biodiversity in Mexico.

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Dan Maldonado of Tacos Atoyac - Phoenix New Times (blog) Tweet this news
Phoenix New Times (blog)--Atoyac is the region that [Pablo] is from in -Oaxaca-. It's the river that flows through the valley in -Oaxaca-. The seasonings, we use different kinds of seasonings...everything we make in-house, we don't buy anything - Date : Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:10:45 GMT+00:00
Grasshopper tacos and cicada ice cream create buzz - The Independent Tweet this news
The Independent--According to a report from a local TV station in San Francisco, La Oaxaquena Bakery and Restaurant had been selling deep-fried grasshopper tacos, a regional specialty of Mexico's -Oaxaca- region, until health inspectors ordered resta - Date : Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:48:48 GMT+00:00
Demonstrators attack journalists, paint graffiti on newspaper's walls in Mexico - Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (blog) Tweet this news
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (blog)--A group of demonstrators threatened and beat three Mexican journalists from the newspaper Noticias, Voz e Imagen de -Oaxaca- after invading the newspaper's offices in the city of -Oaxaca-, in South - Date : Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:31:42 GMT+00:00
Teachers strike on southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, 1.4 million without classes - The Canadian Press Tweet this news
The Canadian Press--MEXICO CITY � The radical teachers union that led a five-month shutdown of the southern city of -Oaxaca- in 2006 has gone on strike again, leaving about 1.4 million children without classes. The region had appeared to overcome such lab - Date : Mon, 23 May 2011 19:50:00 GMT+00:00
Oaxaca violence leaves at least 8 people dead - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press---OAXACA-, Mexico (AP) � Violence motivated by an electoral dispute between indigenous communities in the Mexican state of -Oaxaca- has left at least eight people dead. State authorities say the violence occurred near the town of Sant - Date : Sat, 14 May 2011 23:40:00 GMT+00:00
Gold Resource Corporation Declares Ninth Special Cash Dividend - Marketwire (press release) Tweet this news
Marketwire (press release)--Gold Resource Corporation commenced Commercial Production July 1, 2010 from its El Aguila Project's operations in the southern state of -Oaxaca-, Mexico. Using cash flow generated from operations, the Board of Directors de - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:05:20 GMT+00:00
Minaurum Increases Drill Program at Aurena Gold Project to 5000m - Baystreet.ca Tweet this news
Baystreet.ca--Minaurum Gold Inc. (“Minaurum”) announces that it has expanded the ongoing core-drilling program on its 100%-owned flagship Aurena gold skarn project in -Oaxaca- State, Mexico to 5000 metres, up from 3000 metres. The first 8 drill holes - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:28:57 GMT+00:00
Artist displays familial void of Mexican immigrants - The South End Tweet this news
The South End--In a small village in -Oaxaca-, Mexico, thousands of people have left to come to America. While this is nothing new to many Americans, what surprised Carolyn Kallenborn was how many people in a small village have been affected by migration - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:17:40 GMT+00:00
CMC grad earns Fulbright to continue human rights research - Glenwood Springs Post Independent Tweet this news
Glenwood Springs Post Independent--Researcher Noelle Brigden investigates the freight train that poor migrants ride north through -Oaxaca-, Mexico, to try to avoid police detection and extortion by smugglers. The train, known as “la bestia,” is danger - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:13:39 GMT+00:00
Mexican resort offers pristine bays, beaches - Edmonton Journal Tweet this news
Edmonton Journal--In the state of -Oaxaca-, Huatulco is a southern coastal resort that includes nine pristine bays, several protected coves and more than 30 sublime beaches along 26 kilometres of spectacular coastline. Steep cliffs separate the sea from d - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:10:01 GMT+00:00

Regions, districts and major communities :
Region District Municipalities with 2005
population over 19,000
Area (km2) District
population (2005)
Mixteca Juxtlahuaca Santiago Juxtlahuaca 1,848 72,176
Silacayoapam 1,822 30,300
Huajuapan Huajuapan de León 3,270 122,760
Coixtlahuaca 1,666 9,018
Teposcolula 1,547 31,127
Tlaxiaco 2,711 105,775
Nochixtlán 2,799 55,821
Istmo Juchitán Juchitán de Zaragoza
Salina Cruz
14,392 339,445
Tehuantepec Tehuantepec 6,305 222,710
Cañada Teotitlán Huautla de Jiménez 2,212 144,534
Cuicatlán 2,187 51,724
Papaloapan Tuxtepec San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec 5,496 393,595
Choapan 2,987 44,346
Sierra Norte Ixtlán 2,864 36,870
Villa Alta 1,156 29,009
Mixe San Juan Cotzocon 4,930 96,920
Valles Centrales Etla 2,221 117,207
Centro Oaxaca
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
Santa Lucía del Camino
Santa María Atzompa
539 515,440
Zaachila Villa de Zaachila 569 41,783
Zimatlán 988 51,738
Ocotlán Ocotlán de Morelos 858 68,840
Tlacolula 3,324 107,653
Ejutla 963 40,985
Sierra Sur Putla Putla Villa de Guerrero 2,627 83,303
Sola de Vega 3,592 74,107
Miahuatlán Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 3,938 109,302
Yautepec 4,559 31,070
Costa Jamiltepec Pinotepa Nacional 4,293 170,249
Juquila San Pedro Mixtepec (Puerto Escondido) 3,531 134,365
Pochutla San Pedro Pochutla
Santa María Huatulco
Santa María Tonameca
3,773 174,649
93,967 3,506,821

Political divisions of Mexico

States of MexicoAguascalientes * Baja California * Baja California Sur * Campeche * Chiapas * Chihuahua * Coahuila * Colima * Durango * Guanajuato * Guerrero * Hidalgo * Jalisco * México * Michoacán * Morelos * Nayarit * Nuevo León * Oaxaca * Puebla * Querétaro * Quintana Roo * San Luis Potosí * Sinaloa * Sonora * Tabasco * Tamaulipas * Tlaxcala * Veracruz * Yucatán * Zacatecas |
Mexico City (Federal District)



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