San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°43′N 97°19′W / 17.717°N 97.317°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.26 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 2,863 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca is a small town and municipality located in the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and the center of the Coixtlahuaca district. The name, "Coixtlahuaca" means 'plain of snakes' in the Nahuatl language.