a state of S Mexico, on the Pacific: includes most of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; inhabited chiefly by indigenous peoples. Capital: Oaxaca de Juárez. Pop: 3 432 180 (2000). Area: 95 363 sq km (36 820 sq miles)
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a city in S Mexico, capital of Oaxaca state: founded in 1486 by the Aztecs and conquered by Spain in 1521. Pop: 483 000 (2005 est)
Official name: Oaxaca de Juárez (de ˈxwarɛθ)
Oaxaca in American English
(wɑˈhɑkɑ)
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state of SE Mexico: 36,820 sq mi (95,363 sq km); pop. 3,020,000