Tataltepec de Valdés
Tataltepec de Valdés | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 16°18′N 97°33′W / 16.300°N 97.550°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 369.99 km2 (142.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 5,377 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Tataltepec de Valdés is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region. The town was established around 400-300 BC. The name "Tataltepec" means "Grandfather hill". Antonio Valdés, born in the town, was an early leader of the independence movement in Oaxaca who died on 19 November 1811.