San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 17°46′00″N 96°18′00″W / 17.76667°N 96.30000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Oaxaca |
Founded | 1811 |
Municipal Status | March 15, 1825 |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Marcelo Santos Meneces (2008–2010) |
Area | |
• Land | 394.23 km2 (152.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 21,189 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 394.23 km2 within the Sierra Juárez mountains. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. The town lies on the north bank of the Valle Nacional River, a tributary of the Papaloapan River.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,189.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved February 27, 2010.