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Oaxaca City

North America

Oaxaca de Juarez, commonly known simply as Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Oaxaca, the state's most populous municipality, and lies in the Centro District of the Central Valleys region, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortin, extending to the banks of the Atoyac River.

Facts
Population
258,913 1
Area (sq km)
85.48 1
Founding Year
1532 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1555 1
Latitude
17.060556 degrees north 1
Longitude
96.725278 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Oaxaca City
  • Infobox, population_total
    258913
  • Infobox, population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox, area_total_km2
    85.48
  • Infobox, established_date
    1532
  • Infobox, elevation_m
    1555
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), latitude
    17.060555555555556,-96.72527777777778
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), longitude
    17.060555555555556,-96.72527777777778
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