Oaxaca
Oaxaca is a state in southeast 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.[2] This Mexican state is known for its diverse culture and its native people.
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Mexico | |
 Municipalities of Oaxaca | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′00″N 96°45′00″W / 17.0833°N 96.7500°WCoordinates: 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 | |
| • Total | 93,757 km2 (36,200 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 |
Oaxaca Media
Dios Nunca Muere (Himno de Oaxaca)
Effigy Head Brazier (500 BC – 200 BC)
Looking southwest over the site of Monte Albán
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, the motherchurch of the Oaxacan Archdiocese
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Protesters in Oaxaca, 2006
Workers campaigning in the historic 2010 state government election
Mapa físico de Oaxaca, con divición Socio-Cultural
Regions and districts of Oaxaca
División regional, distrital y municipal de Oaxaca
Cacao beans being ground & mixed with almonds and cinnamon to make chocolate in a Oaxacan chocolate store.
References
- ↑ SuperficieCuentame INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ↑ Schmal, John. The Hispanic Experience - Indigenous Identity in Mexico (2004)Houston Institute for Culture. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
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 Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.