Papaloapan Region

Papaloapan
Region
Oaxaco regions - Papaloapam to the north
Oaxaco regions - Papaloapam to the north
Coordinates: 18°06′0″N 96°07′0″W / 18.10000°N 96.11667°W / 18.10000; -96.11667
CountryMexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total8,678 km2 (3,351 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total429,681

The Cuenca del Papaloapan Region is in the north of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where the foothills of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca meet the coastal plain of Veracruz.[1] The principal city is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, the second largest in the state of Oaxaca.[2]

  1. ^ "Región Papaloapam". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  2. ^ "Historia". Gobierno de San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Oax. Retrieved 2010-07-05.