Santa María Jalapa del Marqués

Santa María Jalapa del Marqués is a small city and a municipiality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. They are both part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region.^[2]

Santa María Jalapa del Marqués
Municipality and town
View from the shore of Lake Benito Juárez
Location of the municipality in Oaxaca
Santa María Jalapa del Marqués Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16.441°N 95.444°W / 16.441; -95.444
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Region	Istmo
District	Tehuantepec District
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,735[1]
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The city

Jalapa del Marqués stands on Federal Highway 190, on the southern shore of the Presa Juárez reservoir. The city serves as the municipal seat and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

The municipality

In 2020, the population was 11,735 (48.2% men and 51.8% women).^[1] Santa María Jalapa del Marqués municipality governs the following communities:

• Arroyo las Truchas
• Benito Juárez Chica
• Campamento de la Victoria (Quinta la Iguana)
• Cerro del Chivo, Cerro del Marqués
• Colonia Presidente Juárez
• El Arenal
• El Reparo
• El Tamarindo
• Granja del Ángel
• Guadalupe Victoria
• Guichiquero
• Llano Grande
• Llano Vería
• Loma Bonita
• Magdalena Guelavence
• Peña San Juan
• Pochotillo
• San Cristóbal
• Santa Elena de la Cruz
• Solo Dios
• Vishiñadu (El Palenque)