Oaxaca: State of Mexico
Oaxaca is a state in Mexico.
The capital is Oaxaca de Juárez. Oaxaca is next to Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, and Chiapas. About 3.5 million people live there. The Zapotec and the Mixtec people live in the state. There are more speakers of indigenous languages in this state than in any other state of Mexico. This Mexican state is known for its diverse culture and its native people.
State of Oaxaca | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within Mexico | |
 Municipalities of Oaxaca | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′00″N 96°45′00″W / 17.0833°N 96.7500°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Oaxaca |
| Municipalities | 570 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gabino Cué Monteagudo |
| • Federal Deputies | PRD: 7 PRI: 2 Convergencia: 1 PT: 1 |
| • Federal Senators | PRI: 1 PRD: 1 Convergencia: 1 |
| Area [source?] Ranked 5th | |
| • Total | 93,952 km2 (36,275 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,506,821 (Ranked 10th) |
| • Density | 37/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.7164 - medium Ranked 31st |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-OAX |
| Postal abbr. | Oax. |
| Website | http://www.oaxaca.gob.mx |
References
Other websites
- Official site of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca Archived 2006-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Official site of the State Government Archived 2006-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Oaxaca Times
- Mexican and Central American Archaeological Projects Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine - Electronic articles published by the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History.
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