San Juan Quiahije | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 16°18′N 97°19′W / 16.300°N 97.317°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Oaxaca |
Area | |
• Total | 91.86 km2 (35.47 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 4,154 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Juan Quiahije is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the centre of the Costa Region. The origin of the name Quiahije is not known, some people conjecture it might mean "Stone Forest" in the Zapotec language.[1]