Oaxaca, Oaxaca

:Oaxaca is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the city. For the state, see: state of Oaxaca.

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The city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca (formally: Oaxaca de Juárez, in honour of 19th-century president and national hero Benito Juárez, who was born nearby)

Related Topics:
19th-century - President - Benito Juárez

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is the capital and main city of the Mexican state of the same name.

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It is located in the Oaxaca Valley in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains, at {{coor dm|17|07|N|96|72|W|}} and an altitude of about 1550 m (5000 feet). The important Monte Albán archaeological site is close to the city. In 2003 the estimated population was 259,600 people.

Related Topics:
Monte Albán - 2003

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