San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
17°46′00″N 96°18′00″W / 17.76667°N 96.30000°W / 17.76667; -96.30000Country MexicoStateOaxacaFounded1811Municipal StatusMarch 15, 1825Government
 • Municipal PresidentMarcelo Santos Meneces (2008–2010)Area
 • Land394.23 km2 (152.21 sq mi)Elevation
60 m (200 ft)Population
 (2005)
 • Total21,189Time zoneUTC-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

  1. ^ "San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
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Municipalities of Tuxtepec District, Oaxaca

17°46′N 96°18′W / 17.767°N 96.300°W / 17.767; -96.300