San Juan Mazatlán

San Juan Mazatlán
Municipality and town
San Juan Mazatlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°02′N 95°26′W / 17.033°N 95.433°W / 17.033; -95.433
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total
1,990.28 km2 (768.45 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
16,138
Time zoneUTC-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".