San Juan Colorado is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...
in south-western
Mexico
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. The municipality covers an area of 85.48 km².
It is located in the
Jamiltepec District
Jamiltepec District is located in the west of the Costa Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
* Mártires de Tacubaya
* Pinotepa de Don Luis
*Pinotepa Nacional
* San Agustín C ...
in the west of the
Costa Region.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 8,669.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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