Oaxaca de Juárez
caipital an lairgest ceety o the Mexican state o Oaxaca / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ceety an municipality o Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Mexican state o the same name (Oaxaca). It is locatit in the Centro Destrict in the Valles Centrales region o the state, in the fuithills o the Sierra Madre at the base o the Cerro del Fortín extendin tae the banks o the Atoyac River.[1] This ceety relees hivily on tourism, which is based on its lairge nummer o colonial-era structurs as well as the native Zapotec an Mixtec culturs an aircheological steids.[1] It, alang wi the aircheological steid o Monte Albán, wur namit a Warld Heritage Steid in 1987.[2] It is the hame o the month-lang cultural festival cried the "Guelaguetza" an aw, which featurs Oaxacan dance, muisic an a beauty pageant for indigenous weemen.[3]
- Oaxaca is the name o baith a state in Mexico an that state's caipital ceety. This airticle is aboot the ceety/municipality. For the state, see Oaxaca.
Oaxaca | |
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Ceety & Municipality | |
Oaxaca de Juárez | |
A Street in dountoun Oaxaca | |
Coordinates: 17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Oaxaca |
Foondit | 1532 |
Municipal Status | 1879 |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal Preses | Luis Julián Ugartechea Begué (PAN) (2011-) |
Area | |
• Ceety | 85.48 km2 (33.00 sq mi) |
Elevation o seat | 1555 m (5,102 ft) |
Population (2005)Municipality | |
• Ceety | 265,006 |
• Seat | 258008 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code (of seat) | 68000 |
Area code(s) | 951 |
Website | (in Spaingie) /Official site |
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv |
Reference | 415 |
Inscription | 1987 (11t Session) |
It is elk-namit "la Verde Antequera" (the green Antequera) due tae its prior name (Nueva Antequera) an the variety o structurs biggit frae a native green stane.[4] The name Oaxaca is derivit frae the Nahuatl name for the place, Huaxyacac, which wis Hispanicisit tae Guajaca, later spelt Oaxaca. "de Juárez" wis addit in honour o Benito Juárez, who wis a native o this state. The coat of airms for the municipality bears the image o the decapitatit Donaji, who wis an indigenous princess in the years immediately efter the Conquest.[1]