Asunción Ixtaltepec
Asunción Ixtaltepec | |
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Town and municipality | |
Asunción Ixtaltepec Location of the municipality in Oaxaca Asunción Ixtaltepec Asunción Ixtaltepec (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′N 95°3′W / 16.500°N 95.050°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Oaxaca's 7th |
| Area | |
• Total | 547.33 km2 (211.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 14,438 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
Asunción Ixtaltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southern Mexico. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. The town was founded in 1546. The name means "White Mountain".