Tlaxiaco
| Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco | ||
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Monumental clock in Tlaxiaco
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 Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco
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| Coordinates: 17°16′N 97°41′W / 17.267°N 97.683°WCoordinates: 17°16′N 97°41′W / 17.267°N 97.683°W | ||
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Oaxaca | |
| Municipality | Tlaxiaco | |
| Founded | ca. 400 BC | |
| Town status | 1 October 1852 | |
| City status | 7 October 1884 | |
| Area(municipality) | ||
| • Total | 343.2 km2 (132.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,040 m (6,690 ft) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • City | 17,450 | |
| • Municip. | 34,587 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| Postal code | 69800 | |
| Area code(s) | 953 | |
| Fiestas | 14–21 October | |
| Demonym | Tlaxiaqueño | |
| Website | http://www.tlaxiaco.gob.mx/ | |
Tlaxiaco is a city, and its surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located in the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region, with a population of about 17,450. The city is formally known as Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco("heroic city") in honour of a battle waged there during the 1862–67 French invasion. Tlaxiaco [t͡ɬa.ˈʃia.ko] is a Nahuatl name containing the elements tlachtli [t͡ɬˈat͡ʃt͡ɬi] (ball game), quiahuitl [kiˈawit͡ɬ] (rain), and -co [ko] (place marker). It thus approximates to "Place where it rains on the ball court". Its name in the Mixtec language is Ndijiinu, which means "good view".
The city of Tlaxiaco stands at 17°16’N, 97°41’W, at 2040 metres above sea level, some 180 kilometres to the northeast of state capital Oaxaca de Juárez. To the north the municipality borders with Santiago Nundiche; to the south with San Antonio Sinicahua, San Miguel El Grande, San Esteban Atatlahuca, Santa Cruz Nundaco, Santo Tomás Ocotepec, and Putla Villa de Guerrero; to the east with Santa María del Rosario, Santa Catarina Tayata, San Cristobal Amoltepec, and Magdalena Peñasco; and to the west with San Juan Mixtepec. The municipality covers a total surface area of 343.2 km².
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