Santa María Jalapa del Marqués
Encyclopedia
Santa María Jalapa del Marqués is a small city in the Mexican
state of Oaxaca
. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of the same name.
It is part of the Tehuantepec District
in the west of the Istmo Region
.
, on the southern shore of the Presa Juárez reservoir.
Arroyo las Truchas, Benito Juárez Chica, Campamento de la Victoria (Quinta la Iguana), Cerro del Chivo, Cerro del Marqués, Colonia Presidente Juárez, El Arenal, El Reparo, El Tamarindo, Granja del Ángel, Guadalupe Victoria, Guichiquero, Llano Grande, Llano Vería, Loma Bonita, Magdalena Guelavence, Peña San Juan, Pochotillo, San Cristóbal, Santa Elena de la Cruz, Solo Dios, and Vishiñadu (El Palenque)
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of the same name.
It is part of the Tehuantepec District
Tehuantepec District, Oaxaca
Tehuantepec District is located in the west of the Istmo Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.It includes the cities of Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:...
in the west of the Istmo Region
Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Istmo de Tehuantepec is the largest region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It covers the southern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the shortest route between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean before the Panama Canal was opened....
.
The city
Jalapa del Marqués is located at 16°30′N 95°27′W. It stands on Federal Highway 190Mexican Federal Highway
Mexican Federal Highways, are roads maintained and built by the federal government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation ....
, on the southern shore of the Presa Juárez reservoir.
The municipality
As municipal seat, Santa María Jalapa del Marqués has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:Arroyo las Truchas, Benito Juárez Chica, Campamento de la Victoria (Quinta la Iguana), Cerro del Chivo, Cerro del Marqués, Colonia Presidente Juárez, El Arenal, El Reparo, El Tamarindo, Granja del Ángel, Guadalupe Victoria, Guichiquero, Llano Grande, Llano Vería, Loma Bonita, Magdalena Guelavence, Peña San Juan, Pochotillo, San Cristóbal, Santa Elena de la Cruz, Solo Dios, and Vishiñadu (El Palenque)