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Oaxaca (IPA|wa'jaca) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Oaxaca) is ane o the 31 states that, wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is dividit intae 570 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Oaxaca de Juarez.
Oaxaca Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca | |
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| Free an Sovereign State o Oaxaca | |
 Seal | |
 State o Oaxaca athin Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 15°53′53″N 96°24′51″W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| Capital | Oaxaca de Juarez |
| Lairgest ceety | Oaxaca de Juarez |
| Municipalities | 570 |
| Admission | 21 December 1823[1] |
| Order | 10t |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Gabino Cué .svg){kind=logo} |
| • Senators[2] | Ericel Gómez Nucamendi 22px Armando Contreras Castillo 22px Adolfo Toledo Infanzón 22px |
| Area | |
| • Total | 93952 km2 (36,275 sq mi) |
| Ranked 5t | |
| Highest elevation | 3720 m (12,200 ft) |
| Population (2010)[5] | |
| • Total | 3,801,962 |
| • Rank | 10nt |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 23t |
| Demonym(s) | Oaxacatence (a) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | Area codes
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-OAX |
| HDI |  0.831 high Ranked 16t |
| GDP | US$ 12,552,404.609 mil[a] |
| Website | Official Web Site |
| ^ a. The state's GDP wis 160,670,779 million o pesos in 2008,[6] amoont correspondin tae 12,552,404.609 millon o dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[7] | |
It is locatit in Soothwastren Mexico.[8] It is bund wastlins bi the state o Guerrero, norwastlins Puebla, norlins bi Veracruz an eastlins Chiapas. Soothlins, Oaxaca haes a significant coastline on the Paceefic Ocean.
The state is best kent for its indigenous fowks an culturs. The maist numerous an best kent are the Zapotecs an the Mixtecs, but thare saxteen that is offeecially awned. Thir culturs hae survivit better tae the present than maist ithers in Mexico due tae the state’s ruggit an isolatin terrain. Maist live in the Central Valleys region, that is an aw an important area for tourism, attractin fowk for its aircheological steids lik Monte Albán, native cultur an crafts. Anither important tourist area is the coast, whilk haes the major resort o Huatulco. The state haes some o the greatest biodiversity in Mexico.
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