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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude17.060556 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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
- In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Oaxaca - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3522507
17.06025 -96.72544 P PPLA MX 20 067 255029 1571 America/Mexico_City
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1571 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, -96.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, -96.75
17.25 -96.75 Cwb
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