Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca | |
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| Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco | |
 Monumental clock in Tlaxiaco | |
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  Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca  Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca | |
| Coordinates: 17°16′N 97°41′W / 17.267°N 97.683°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Municipality | Tlaxiaco |
| Founded | ca. 400 BC |
| Town status | 1 October 1852 |
| City status | 7 October 1884 |
| Area (municipality) | |
| • Total | 343.2 km2 (132.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,040 m (6,690 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 17,450 |
| • Municip. | 34,587 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code | 69800 |
| Area code | 953 |
| Fiestas | 14–21 October |
| Demonym | Tlaxiaqueño |
| Website | http://www.tlaxiaco.gob.mx/ |
Tlaxiaco is a city, and its surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located in the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region, with a population of about 17,450.
The city is formally known as Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco ("heroic city of Tlaxiaco") in honour of a battle waged there during the 1862–67 French invasion. Tlaxiaco [t͡ɬa.ˈʃia.ko] is a Nahuatl name containing the elements tlachtli [t͡ɬˈat͡ʃt͡ɬi] (ball game), quiahuitl [kiˈawit͡ɬ] (rain), and -co [ko] (place marker). It thus approximates to "Place where it rains on the ball court". Its name in the Mixtec language is Ndijiinu, which means "good view".[1]
On January 1, 2019, Tlaxiaco found itself in the international news, when newly elected mayor, Alejandro Aparicio (MORENA), was assassinated in the street shortly after taking his oath of office.[2]
- ^ Tlaxiaco (Enciclopedia de los municipios de México)]
- ^ Steinbuch, Yuran (2 January 2019). "Mexican mayor shot dead on his first day in office". New York Post. Retrieved 6 January 2019.