Oaxaca de Juárez
Oaxaca | |
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City & Municipality | |
| Oaxaca de Juárez | |
 Seal | |
  Oaxaca Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates (seat): 17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W / 17.06778°N 96.72000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Founded | 1532 |
| Municipal Status | 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Luis Julián Ugartechea Begué (PAN) (2011-) |
| Area | |
| • City | 85.48 km2 (33.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation of seat | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) |
| Population (2005)Municipality | |
| • City | 265,006 |
| • Seat | 258,008 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 68000 |
| Area code | 951 |
| Website | /Official site |
Oaxaca de Juárez is the capital city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is called La'a in the Zapotec language. Ñuu Nunduva is its name in the Mixtec language. Since 1872, when Benito Juárez died there, the city is called de Juárez, in his honour. Currently, 258,000 people live in the city.
