Santa Catarina Juquila
Santa Catarina Juquila | |
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Municipality and town | |
Iglesia de Santa Catarina Juquila | |
| Coordinates: 16°14′N 97°18′W / 16.233°N 97.300°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,654 |
| • Seat | 8,084 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Santa Catarina Juquila is a town in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and is the seat of the municipality also called Santa Catarina Juquila. It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region. The name "Juquila" comes from "Xuhquililla", which means "Place of blue milkweed".