Matías Romero, Oaxaca

Matías Romero
Municipality and town
Matías Romero
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°52′37″N 95°02′28″W / 16.87694°N 95.04111°W / 16.87694; -95.04111
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total
1,459.54 km2 (563.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
38,421
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code
70300 (Centro)
Area code972

Matías Romero is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is named after Mexican politician and diplomat Matías Romero Avendaño. The municipality covers an area of 1,459.54 km2. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. El Rio Corte in Colonia Cuauhtemoc is a popular tourist spot, wide and with excellent beaches.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 38,421.