Oaxaca

State

Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca

Flag

Seal

Motto: El Respeto al Derecho Ajeno es la Paz

(Respect for the rights of others is peace)

Anthem:

Dios Nunca Muere (De facto)

State of Oaxaca within Mexico

Country

December 21, 1823

Government

• Governor

Alejandro Murat Hinojosa

• Senators

Ángel Benjamín Robles Montoya

Adolfo Romero Lainas

Jorge Toledo Luis

• Deputies

Federal Deputies

Area

• Total

93,757 km² (36,200 sq mi)

Ranked 5th

Highest elevation

3,720 m (12,200 ft)

Population (2015)

• Total

3,967,889

• Rank

10th

• Density

42/km² (110/sq mi)

• Density rank

22nd

Demonym(s)

Oaxacan (Spanish; Oaxaqueño -a)

Time zone

CST (UTC−6)

• Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC−5)

68–71

Area codes 1 and 2

MX-OAX

0.681 medium
Ranked 30th of 32

GDP

US$ 10,076.45 mil

Website

Official Web Site

^ a. The state's GDP was 128,978,508 thousand of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 10,076,445.9 thousand of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).

Oaxaca (English /wəˈhɑːkə/ wə-HAH-kə, Spanish: [waˈxaka], from Nahuatl: Huāxyacac Nahuatl pronunciation: [waːʃ.ˈjá.kak]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, make up the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of Usos y costumbres (customs and traditions) with recognized local forms of self governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez.

Oaxaca is located in Southwestern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

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