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City and Municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca City Ndua (Zapotec)City and MunicipalityOaxaca de Juxc3xa1rez SealOaxaca CityLocation in MexicoCoordinates: 17xc2xb004xe2x80xb204xe2x80xb3N 96xc2xb043xe2x80xb212xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf17.06778xc2xb0N 96.72000xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 17.06778; -96.72000CountryMexicoStateOaxacaFounded1532Municipal Status1879Governmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorOswaldo Garcxc3xada Jarquxc3xadn MRN 2019xe2x80x932021Areaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City85.48xc2xa0km2 (33.00xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevationxc2xa0of seat1,555xc2xa0m (5,102xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(2014)xc2xa0Municipalityxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City300,050xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metropolitan650,000Time zoneUTCxe2x88x926 (CST)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTCxe2x88x925 (CDT)Postal code (of seat)68000Area code(s)951WebsiteOfficial site (in Spanish) UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameHistoric Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albxc3xa1nTypeCulturalCriteriai, ii, iii, ivDesignated1987 (11th session)Referencexc2xa0no.415State PartyMexicoRegionLatin America and the Caribbean
The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juxc3xa1rez (Spanish pronunciation:xc2xa0[waxcbx88xaka xc3xb0e xcbx88xwaxc9xbees]), or Oaxaca City or simply Oaxaca (Valley Zapotec: Ndua), is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state Oaxaca.
[1] Heritage tourism makes up an important part of the city's economy, and it has numerous colonial-era structures as well as significant archeological sites and elements of the continuing native Zapotec and Mixtec cultures.
[1] The city, together with the nearby archeological site of Monte Albxc3xa1n, was designated in 1987 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city is also known as "la Verde Antequera" (the green Antequera) due to its prior Spanish name (Nueva Antequera) and the variety of structures built from a native green stone.
The Zapotec name of the city, Ndua, is still used in the Zapotec language (Tlacolula Zapotec).
[5] The Spanish expedition under Orozco set about building a Spanish city where the Aztec military post was at the base of the Cerro de Fortxc3xadn.
To counter this, the village petitioned the Crown to be elevated to the status of a city, which would give it certain rights, privileges and exceptions.
After the Independence of Mexico in 1821, the city became the seat of a municipality.
The name of both the city and the municipality became Oaxaca, changed from Antequera.
In 1872, "de Juxc3xa1rez" was added to the city and municipality names to honor the late Benito Juxc3xa1rez, a native son who had begun his legal and political career here; he had served as president of Mexico from 1858 to his death in 1872.
This assembly defended the rights of several neighborhoods and organizations against government repression, in particular the "caravanas de la muerte" xe2x80x93 death squads of government agents patrolling the city in police trucks.
The assembly also closed government buildings, barricaded access roads to the city, and replaced the city's police force with the Honorable Cuerpo de Topiles, a civilian law force based on indigenous traditions of communal policing.
In October 2006 president Vicente Fox sent in more than 10,000 paramilitaries to take back control of the city.
These grassroots groups continued to clash with local and state government, but finally all the barricades were removed and they turned over control of the city.
The city is the primary attraction of the state, which also relies economically on tourism.
[15] The attractions are the verdant landscapes of the Oaxaca Valley, and the architectural and cultural charms of the city itself.
The 2006 Oaxaca protests had a severe negative impact on the city's main generator of revenue: tourism.
The city centre was included in a World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO, in recognition of its treasure of historic buildings and monuments.
In 1576, viceroy Martxc3xadn Enrxc3xadquez de Almanza set aside two city blocks on which to build the city government offices, but they were never built here.
It is one of the oldest buildings in the city and one of the most representative of non-religious buildings.
Its architecture is typical of homes built in this city in the 18th century and located on Garcia Vigil 609.
Monte Albxc3xa1n is a pre-Hispanic city that was an ancient capital of the Zapotecs.
The city contains a number of parks, gardens and plazas, many of which were former monastery lands, for example, the Jardxc3xadn Etnobotxc3xa1nico de Oaxaca, surrounding the former monastery of Santo Domingo.
The event only lasts a few hours but draws most of the city's population to the main square to look at the creations.
This market has grown into a major cultural event and now is sponsored by the city, which packs the main square on that day.
They are sold in markets all over the city as a paste which is combined with water and simmered with a variety of meats.
The chocolate prepared in this city is well known within Mexico, as it is distinguished by being flavored with cinnamon, almonds and sugar and is usually prepared with hot water or milk.
Oaxaca is the site of the Universidad Autxc3xb3noma Benito Juxc3xa1rez de Oaxaca, which has buildings in various parts of the city.
[1] Additionally, the Universidad de Mesoamxc3xa9rica has locations in the city.
Oaxaca-Xoxocotlan airport (IATA code OAX) is approximately 7xc2xa0km south of the city centre.
The city has separate first class and second class bus stations, offering services to most places within the state of Oaxaca, including the coastal resorts of Huatulco, Puerto Escondido, Puerto xc3x81ngel and Pinotepa Nacional, and also long-distance services to Puebla and Mexico City and other Mexican locations such as Veracruz.
A number of small towns surround the main city and are closely linked economically and culturally with the main city.
In these towns one can see the workshops and the crafts being produced in the traditional manner although most of these towns' products are sold in the main city.
It is an example of sixteenth XVI century colonial city and of town planning given that it retains its trace in the form of checkerboard with square blocks and portals on all four sides of the square.
The centre of the city remains the centre of economic, political, social, religious and cultural activities that give dynamism to the city.
The major religious monuments, the superb patrician town houses and whole streets lined with other dwellings combine to create a harmonious cityscape, and reconstitute the image of a former colonial city whose monumental aspect has been kept intact.
Fine architectural quality also characterizes the 19th-century buildings in this city that was the birthplace of Benito Juarez and which, in 1872, adopted the name of Oaxaca de Juarez.
The final phases of Monte Albxc3xa1n IV and V were marked by the transformation of the sacred city into a fortified town.
The icons of economic, political and religious powers were built around this central place, giving the city dynamism and contributing to universal urbanism.
Despite the growth of the city towards the four cardinal points and the earthquakes that have affected the structures, the form and design and use and function of several iconic buildings has been maintained in the Historic Centre.