Papaloapan Region
Papaloapan | |
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Region | |
Papaloapan region is in teal towards the north | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′0″N 96°07′0″W / 18.10000°N 96.11667°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Largest settlement | Tuxtepec |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,678 km2 (3,351 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 465,192 |
The Cuenca del Papaloapan Region is in the north of the southeastern Mexican state of Oaxaca, where the foothills of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca meet the coastal plain of Veracruz. The principal city is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, the second largest in the state of Oaxaca.