Oaxaca de Juárez

Oaxaca de Juárez is the capital city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is called La'a in the Zapotec language. Ñuu Nunduva is its name in the Mixtec language. Since 1872, when Benito Juárez died there, the city is called de Juárez, in his honour. Currently, 258,000 people live in the city.

Oaxaca
City & Municipality
Oaxaca de Juárez
Seal
Oaxaca Location in Mexico
Coordinates (seat): 17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Founded	1532
Municipal Status	1879
Government
• Municipal President	Luis Julián Ugartechea Begué (PAN) (2011-)
Area
• City	85.48 km2 (33.00 sq mi)
Elevation of seat	1,555 m (5,102 ft)
Population  (2005)Municipality
• City	265,006
• Seat	258,008
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code (of seat)	68000
Area code	951
Website	/Official site