Tehuantepec District
District in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Tehuantepec District is located in the west of the Istmo Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the cities of Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec.[1]
Country
Mexico
SeatTehuantepec
Tehuantepec District | |
|---|---|
District | |
Oaxaca regions and districts: Istmo to Southeast | |
| Coordinates: 16°19′N 95°13′W | |
| Country | |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Seat | Tehuantepec |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 6,180 km2 (2,390 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• District | 251,727 |
Gallery
Municipalities

The district includes the following municipalities:[1]
| Municipality code |
Name | Population | Land Area | Population density | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rank | km2 | sq mi | Rank | 2020 | Rank | ||
036 |
Guevea de Humboldt | 5,256 | 8 | 280.9 | 108.5 | 7 | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) | 10 |
052 |
Magdalena Tequisistlán | 5,996 | 7 | 840.6 | 324.6 | 2 | 6/km2 (15/sq mi) | 18 |
053 |
Magdalena Tlacotepec | 1,297 | 17 | 124.4 | 48.0 | 14 | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) | 14 |
079 |
Salina Cruz | 84,438 | 1 | 131.9 | 50.9 | 13 | 640/km2 (1,658/sq mi) | 1 |
124 |
San Blas Atempa | 19,696 | 3 | 208.3 | 80.4 | 18 | 95/km2 (245/sq mi) | 4 |
248 |
San Mateo del Mar | 15,571 | 4 | 89.73 | 34.64 | 16 | 174/km2 (449/sq mi) | 2 |
282 |
San Miguel Tenango | 653 | 19 | 205.6 | 79.4 | 10 | 3/km2 (8/sq mi) | 19 |
305 |
San Pedro Comitancillo | 4,333 | 11 | 46.80 | 18.07 | 18 | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | 5 |
307 |
San Pedro Huamelula | 9,735 | 6 | 693.9 | 267.9 | 4 | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) | 12 |
308 |
San Pedro Huilotepec | 3,307 | 14 | 26.50 | 10.23 | 19 | 125/km2 (323/sq mi) | 3 |
412 |
Santa María Guienagati | 3,178 | 15 | 389.3 | 150.3 | 6 | 8/km2 (21/sq mi) | 16 |
418 |
Santa María Jalapa del Marqués | 11,735 | 5 | 729.6 | 281.7 | 3 | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | 11 |
421 |
Santa María Mixtequilla | 4,690 | 9 | 147.8 | 57.1 | 12 | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) | 7 |
440 |
Santa María Totolapilla | 812 | 18 | 114 | 44 | 15 | 7/km2 (18/sq mi) | 17 |
453 |
Santiago Astata | 3,918 | 12 | 186 | 72 | 11 | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | 9 |
470 |
Santiago Lachiguiri | 4,394 | 10 | 433 | 167 | 5 | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) | 15 |
472 |
Santiago Laollaga | 3,361 | 13 | 263.1 | 101.6 | 8 | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) | 13 |
508 |
Santo Domingo Chihuitán | 1,618 | 16 | 71.06 | 27.44 | 17 | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) | 8 |
515 |
Santo Domingo Tehuantepec | 67,739 | 2 | 1,198 | 463 | 1 | 57/km2 (146/sq mi) | 6 |
| Distrito Tehuantepec | 251,727 | — | 6,180 | 2,386.11 | — | 41/km2 (105/sq mi) | — | |
| Source: INEGI[2] | ||||||||