Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality, Administrative capital in Central Valleys Region, Mexico.
The municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez extends over 85.48 square kilometers at an elevation of 1,557 meters above sea level in central Mexico.
The Spanish settlers established their settlement in 1532, naming it Guajaca after the Aztec name Huaxyacac, and it gained municipal status in 1879.
The central Plaza de la Constitución contains the State Government Palace, where murals display the regional traditions and development through time.
The municipality operates in the UTC-06:00 time zone, uses the 951 dialing code, and maintains the postal code 68000 for official communications.
The local government manages an area where Zapotec and Mixtec languages persist, with indigenous names La'a and Ñuu Nunduva respectively describing this territory.
GPS coordinates: 17.06690,-96.72030
Latest update: March 6, 2025 14:57
Monte Albán
5.7 km
Árbol del Tule
9.2 km
Zaachila
13.1 km
San José Mogote
14.3 km
Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
3.2 km
Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude
1.1 km
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca
817 m
Auditorio Guelaguetza
1.2 km
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
732 m
Benito Juárez National Park
11.4 km
Dainzú
18.8 km
Ex-monastery of Santiago Apóstol
10.4 km
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
239 m
Estadio Benito Juárez
825 m
Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca
12.1 km
Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium
850 m
Oaxaca México Temple
2.9 km
Centro Académico y Cultural San Pablo
659 m
Church of San Pablo
2.8 km
Museo Textil de Oaxaca
737 m
Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca
162 m
Archaeological Zone of Atzompa
6.8 km
Museo Del Ferrocarril Mexicano Del Sur
1.8 km
Library Fray Francisco de Burgoa
270 m
Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo
526 m
Museo de Arte Prehispánico de México Rufino Tamayo
787 m
Museo de Sitio Casa Juárez
459 m
Templo de San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya
16.2 kmReviews
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