San Juan Mixtepec, Mixteca

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico

17°18′N 97°50′W / 17.300°N 97.833°W / 17.300; -97.833Country

MexicoStateOaxacaArea

• Total209.24 km² (80.79 sq mi)Elevation

1,750 m (5,740 ft)Population

(2005)

• Total7,423Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

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."^[1]

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,423.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Gomez, Melissa (2022-12-27). "I'm Mexican American. But the L.A. City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^ "San Juan Mixtepec Distrito 8". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.