San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec

San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Municipality and city
Former Tuxtepec Cathedral
Official seal of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec in Oaxaca
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec in Oaxaca
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec is located in Mexico
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Coordinates: 18°06′N 96°07′W / 18.100°N 96.117°W / 18.100; -96.117
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
MunicipalitySan Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
FoundedC. 14th (?)
Municipality created1811
Area
 • Total877 km2 (339 sq mi)
 • Municipal Seat41.92 km2 (16.19 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total159,452
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Municipal Seat
103,609
 • Municipal Seat density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
68300 (Centro)[2]
Area code287[3]
Fiestas23–24 June
Websitehttp://www.tuxtepec.gob.mx/

San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (Nahuatl languages: Tōchtepēc, "on the hill of rabbits"), or simply referred to as Tuxtepec, is the head of the municipality by the same name and is the second most populous city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. As of the 2020 census, the city is home to a population of 103,609 and 159,452 in the municipality (0.979% of the state population), though census data are often under reported for various reasons.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Búsqueda, mostrando resultados para: San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec". micodigopostal.org. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Pérez-Lustre, Martín; Díaz, Rusby Guadalupe Contreras; Moreno, Antonio Santos (1 January 2006). "Mamíferos del bosque mesófilo de montaña del Municipio de San Felipe Usila, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México" [The cloud forest mammals of the Municipality of San Felipe Usila, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México]. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva época). 10 (1): 29–40. doi:10.22201/ie.20074484e.2006.10.1.140. Retrieved August 26, 2020.