San Juan Mixtepec, Mixteca
Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
17°18′N 97°50′W / 17.300°N 97.833°W / 17.300; -97.833 (2005)
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.