Santa Catarina Juquila

Santa Catarina Juquila
Municipality and town
Santa Catarina Juquila is located in Mexico
Santa Catarina Juquila
Santa Catarina Juquila
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°14′N 97°18′W / 16.233°N 97.300°W / 16.233; -97.300
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
5,579
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santa Catarina Juquila is a town in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and is the seat of the municipality also called Santa Catarina Juquila. It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region. The name "Juquila" comes from "Xuhquililla", which means "Place of blue milkweed".[1]

  1. ^ "Santa Catarina Juquila". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-24.

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