Oaxaca

Also known as MX-OAX, Huāxyacac, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca

estado do México

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Oaxaca is a state in Mexico that is divided into 570 municipalities, nearly three-quarters of which use traditional customs and local self-governance systems rather than standard government structures. The state is notable for preserving these indigenous forms of administration alongside its role as one of Mexico's 32 federal entities, with its capital located in Oaxaca de Juárez.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oaxaca
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: Oaxaqa_(41).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Benito Juárez National Park
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Oaxaca.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.motto: (Respect for the rights of others is peace)
Settlement.anthem: (De facto)(God Never Dies)file: Dios Nunca Muere (Himno de Oaxaca).ogg
Settlement.image_map: Oaxaca in Mexico.svg
Settlement.map_caption: State of Oaxaca within Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Oaxaca de Juárez
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 570
Settlement.established_title: Admission
Settlement.established_date: December 21, 1823

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: state of Mexico
Named after: Oaxaca de Juárez
Official name: Oaxaca
Demonym: Oaxachegno
Country: Mexico
Located in: Mexico
Contains: Santa María Tonameca Municipality
Continent: North America
Capital: Oaxaca de Juárez
Population: 3967889
Area: 93793
Elevation: 1644
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Body of water: Pacific Ocean
Head of government: Alejandro Murat Hinojosa
Shares border with: Veracruz
Official website: www.oaxaca.gob.mx
Image: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Oaxaca, Oax. 2.JPG

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P12749: Theodosius II
topic's main category: Category:Oaxaca
Commons category: Oaxaca
postal code: 68-71
inception: 1824-01-01
Commons gallery: Oaxaca
category for people born here: Category:Births in Oaxaca
category for people who died here: Q32007280
category of associated people: Category:People from Oaxaca
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Oaxaca

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Article · Português

O Livre e Soberano Estado de Oaxaca, ou simplesmente Oaxaca, é um dos 31 estados do México, localizado na parte meridional do país, ao oeste do Istmo de Tehuantepec. Oaxaca faz divisa com os estados de Guerrero ao oeste, Puebla ao noroeste, Veracruz ao norte, e Chiapas ao leste. Ao sul Oaxaca encontra-se o Oceano Pacífico. Sua área consiste de 95.364 km²; sendo o quinto maior dentre os estados mexicanos. Em 2003 sua população foi estimada em 3.597.700 habitantes. O estado é composto pelas montanhas e vales da Sierra Madre del Sur. Historicamente, Oaxaca é a terra dos Zapotecas e Mixtecas. Um dos maiores heróis nacionais mexicanos, Benito Juárez, era oriundo da povoação oaxacana de . Outros filhos famosos do estado incluem Rufino Tamayo, Porfirio Diaz, , Francisco Toledo, María Sabina, , Vinny Castilla, Ricardo Flores Magón e Enrique Flores Magón.

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