Tuxtepec District
District in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Tuxtepec District is located in the north of the Papaloapan Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.[1] It is the northernmost district in Oaxaca.
Tuxtepec District | |
|---|---|
District | |
Oaxaca regions and districts: Papaloapan to the Northeast | |
| Coordinates: 18°6′N 96°7′W | |
| Country | |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 427,134 |
Municipalities

The district includes the following municipalities:[1]
| Municipality code |
Name | Population | Land Area | Population density | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rank | km2 | sq mi | Rank | 2020 | Rank | ||
002 |
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa | 45,167 | 2 | 754.6 | 291.4 | 2 | 60/km2 (155/sq mi) | 7 |
009 |
Ayotzintepec | 6,857 | 13 | 157.5 | 60.8 | 10 | 44/km2 (113/sq mi) | 11 |
021 |
Cosolapa | 14,488 | 8 | 112.2 | 43.3 | 12 | 129/km2 (334/sq mi) | 3 |
044 |
Loma Bonita | 40,934 | 3 | 485.9 | 187.6 | 5 | 84/km2 (218/sq mi) | 5 |
134 |
San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz | 28,500 | 5 | 134.5 | 51.9 | 11 | 212/km2 (549/sq mi) | 1 |
136 |
San Felipe Usila | 12,191 | 9 | 447.5 | 172.8 | 7 | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) | 14 |
166 |
San José Chiltepec | 11,310 | 10 | 193.2 | 74.6 | 9 | 59/km2 (152/sq mi) | 8 |
169 |
San José Independencia | 4,251 | 14 | 53.93 | 20.82 | 14 | 79/km2 (204/sq mi) | 6 |
184 |
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 159,452 | 1 | 877 | 339 | 1 | 182/km2 (471/sq mi) | 2 |
559 |
San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional | 23,067 | 6 | 684.4 | 264.2 | 4 | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) | 12 |
232 |
San Lucas Ojitlán | 22,185 | 7 | 454.9 | 175.6 | 6 | 49/km2 (126/sq mi) | 10 |
278 |
San Miguel Soyaltepec | 38,682 | 4 | 743.5 | 287.1 | 3 | 52/km2 (135/sq mi) | 9 |
309 |
San Pedro Ixcatlán | 10,368 | 11 | 101.9 | 39.3 | 13 | 102/km2 (264/sq mi) | 4 |
417 |
Santa María Jacatepec | 9,682 | 12 | 324.4 | 125.3 | 8 | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) | 13 |
| Distrito Tuxtepec | 427,134 | — | 5,525 | 2,133.21 | — | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | — | |
| Source: INEGI[2] | ||||||||
- Tuxtepec from the Papaloapan river
- Trópico brewery
- Old rice fields in El Desengaño