San Francisco Ixhuatán
San Francisco Ixhuatán | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 16°21′N 94°29′W / 16.350°N 94.483°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 406.99 km2 (157.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 9,050 |
| (municipal total) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Fiestas | 2 February, 17 October |
San Francisco Ixhuatán is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. The Nahuatl name element Ixhuatán means "town of palm fronds".