San Pedro Pochutla
Pochutla | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
| San Pedro Pochutla | |
Atrium and facade of the Church of San Pedro in Pochutla | |
| Coordinates: 15°44′40″N 96°27′55″W / 15.74444°N 96.46528°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Founded | 700s |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | José Manuel Ricardez López (2008–2010) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 421 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 38,798 |
| • Seat | 12,117 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 70900 |
San Pedro Pochutla is a city and municipality located in the south of Oaxaca state, in southeastern Mexico next to the Pacific Ocean and is the southernmost municipality in Oaxaca. It is an important commercial, transportation and administrative hub for the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region. Pochutla is located at the junction of coastal Highway 200 and Highway 175 to Oaxaca, with 175 functioning as the town's main thoroughfare. Its name means "place of kapok trees (Ceiba pentandra)", and most of the city is built on a lakebed which was drained during the colonial period. The municipality is best known as being the home of the oceanside communities of Puerto Ángel and Zipolite.