Papaloapan | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 Oaxaco regions - Papaloapam to the north | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′0″N 96°07′0″W / 18.10000°N 96.11667°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,678 km2 (3,351 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 429,681 |
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]
- ^ "Región Papaloapam". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Historia". Gobierno de San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Oax. Retrieved 2010-07-05.