Mixteca Region
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca. The region includes the districts of Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapam, Huajuapan, Coixtlahuaca, Teposcolula, Tlaxiaco and Nochixtlán. The largest cities are Huajuapan and Tlaxiaco. According to the 1990 census the region had 556,256 people over the age of five, of which 227,680 spoke Mixteco.
Mixteca Region | |
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Region | |
Oaxaca regions - Mixteca in the northwest | |
| Coordinates: 17°48′0″N 97°46′0″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
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