San Juan Mazatlán
San Juan Mazatlán | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 17°02′N 95°26′W / 17.033°N 95.433°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,990.28 km2 (768.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 16,138 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Juan Mazatlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the third largest municipality in Oaxaca behind San Carlos Yautepec and Santa María Chimalapa. It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region. Mazatlán's name in Nahuatl means "the place of deer".