Temascal | |
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  Temascal | |
| Coordinates: 18°14′22″N 96°24′11″W / 18.23944°N 96.40306°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Municipality | San Miguel Soyaltepec |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,566 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Temascal is a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca which is the seat of the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec.[1] It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. The name Soyaltepec means "hill of palm trees" in Náhuatl but the area also carries the Mazatec name of Naxhingee which means “ragged hill”.
- ^ "Ficha básica > Municipal > Datos Generales > Oaxaca > San Miguel Soyaltepec". Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal. Secretaría de Gobernación de México.