Oaxaca

E36980

state of Mexico

Oaxaca is a culturally rich state in southern Mexico known for its Indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, diverse cuisine, and varied geography ranging from Pacific coastlines to rugged mountain ranges.

Aliases (5)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state of Mexico →
bordersBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean →
bordersCountry	Guatemala →
bordersState	Chiapas → Guerrero → Puebla → Veracruz →
capital	Oaxaca de Juárez →
country	Mexico →
countrySubdivisionOf	United Mexican States →
hasCoastalArea	Costa Chica → Costa del Pacífico →
hasIndigenousGroup	Chatino people → Chinantec people → Mazatec people → Mixe people → Mixtec people → Triqui people → Zapotec people →
hasMajorArchaeologicalSite	Mitla → Monte Albán →
hasMountainRange	Sierra Madre del Sur → Sierra Norte de Oaxaca →
hasRecognizedIndigenousLanguages	Mazatec languages → Mixe languages → Mixtec languages → Zapotec languages →
hasTouristDestination	Huatulco → Puerto Escondido →
hasTraditionalDish	mole coloradito → mole negro → quesillo (Oaxacan string cheese) → tlayudas →
hasTraditionalDrink	mezcal →
hasTraditionalFestival	Guelaguetza →
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán → Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca →
hasValleyRegion	Valles Centrales de Oaxaca →
knownFor	Indigenous cultural diversity → archaeological sites → colonial architecture → cuisine → handicrafts → mezcal production → traditional textiles →
largestCity	Oaxaca de Juárez →
locatedInRegion	southern Mexico →
locatedOnContinent	North America →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
officialName	Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca →
partOfCountrySubdivision	Region of Cañada → Region of Costa → Region of Istmo → Region of Mixteca → Region of Papaloapan → Region of Sierra Norte → Region of Sierra Sur → Region of Valles Centrales →
timeZone	Central Standard Time →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monte Albán → Puerto Escondido → Sierra Madre del Sur →	locatedIn
Amuzgo → Mixtec civilization → Zapotec →	primaryRegion
Oaxaca ("Oaxaca de Juárez") → State of Oaxaca ("Oaxaca de Juárez") →	capital
Southern Mexico ("Oaxaca City") → State of Oaxaca ("Oaxaca de Juárez") →	hasMajorCity
Oaxaca ("Oaxaca de Juárez") → State of Oaxaca ("Oaxaca de Juárez") →	largestCity
Classic period in Mesoamerica ("Oaxaca region") →	appliesToTerritory
Guerrero →	borderedBy
Veracruz →	borders
State of Chiapas →	bordersState
Y Tu Mamá También →	filmingLocation
Southern Mexico →	hasSubregion
Mexico Time Zones →	includesRegion
Monte Albán ("city of Oaxaca") →	overlooks
Sierra Madre Oriental →	passesThrough
Oto-Manguean languages →	spokenIn
Puerto Escondido →	state
Palo Alto, California ("Oaxaca, Mexico") →	twinTown