San Juan Mixtepec | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Nickname: | ñu'u |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oaxaca |
Area Total Km2: | 209.24 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 7423 |
Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 17.3°N -147°W |
Elevation M: | 1750 |
San Juan Mixtepec (Mixtec: Ñuu Snuviko)[1] is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 209.24 km², and is part of the Juxtlahuaca District of the Mixteca Region.
Its Mixtepec name, Ñuu Snuviko, translates to "place where the clouds descend."
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,423.[2]