| San Juan Quiahije | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| 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: | 91.86 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 4154 |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 16.3°N -116°W |
San Juan Quiahije is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the centre of the Costa Region. The origin of the name Quiahije is not known, some people conjecture it might mean "Stone Forest" in the Zapotec language.[1]
The municipality covers an area of 91.86 km2 at an altitude of 1,960 metres above sea level. The climate is temperate humid with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847 mm. The forests contain pines and oaks. Wild fauna include deer, rabbits. iguanas, armadillos, squirrels, badgers, raccoons, wild boars, skunks, wildcats, foxes and coyotes.[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had 593 households with a total population of 4,154 of whom 3,517 people spoke the Chatino language or ChaqF tnyaJ.[2] Tomas Cruz Lorenzo was one of the notable leaders in this community. He was killed in Santa Catarina Juquila on September 26, 1989. His assassination is unsolved. Economic activities include farming, animal husbandry and trade.[1] Quiahije is one of the centers of the Chatino people or ntenB chaqF tnyaJ, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.[3]