Oaxaca State
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| Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca | |||
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| Motto: El Respeto al Derecho Ajeno es la Paz (Respect for the rights of others is peace) | |||
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 State of Oaxaca within Mexico |
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| Country | Mexico | ||
| Capital | Oaxaca de Juárez | ||
| Largest City | Oaxaca de Juárez | ||
| Municipalities | 570 | ||
| Admission | December 21, 1823 | ||
| Order | 3rd | ||
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| • Governor |
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| • Senators | Ángel Benjamín Robles Montoya .svg){kind=small} Adolfo Romero Lainas Jorge Toledo Luis
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| 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) | ||
| Postal code | 68–71 | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-OAX | ||
| HDI |
 0.681 mediumRanked 30th of 32 |
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| 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). | |||
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Oaxaca (English: /wəˈhɑːkə/ wə-HAH-kə, Spanish: [waˈxaka], from Nahuatl: Huāxyacac, pronounced [waːʃˈjákak]), 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.
The state is best known for its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but there are sixteen that are officially recognized. These cultures have survived better than most others in Mexico due to the state's rugged and isolating terrain. Most live in the Central Valleys region, which is also an important area for tourism, attracting people for its archeological sites such as Monte Albán, and Mitla, native culture and crafts. Another important tourist area is the coast, which has the major resort of Huatulco and sandy beaches of Puerto Escondido, Puerto Angel, Zipolite, Bahia de Tembo, and Mazunte. Oaxaca is also one of the most biologically diverse states in Mexico, ranking in the top three, along with Chiapas and Veracruz, for numbers of reptiles, amphibians, mammals and plants.
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