Map of Oaxaca, Mexico

Oaxaca is the administrative centre of Oaxaca, Mexico, with a population of about 255,029. It lies at 17.0654°N, 96.7237°W. Oaxaca is about 365 km (227 mi) southeast of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, 4 km to the south.

Oaxaca at a glance

Where is Oaxaca?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 06 min on the shortest day to 13 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Oaxaca

• Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán — 4 km south
• Tuxtepec — 130 km northeast
• Ciudad de Huajuapan de León — 139 km northwest
• Loma Bonita — 146 km northeast
• Tierra Blanca — 158 km north
• Tehuacán — 171 km northwest
• Santo Domingo Tehuantepec — 178 km southeast
• Salina Cruz — 191 km southeast
• Juchitán de Zaragoza — 194 km east
• Ciudad Mendoza — 199 km north

Largest cities in Oaxaca

• Tuxtepec — 159,452
• Juchitán de Zaragoza — 88,280
• Salina Cruz — 84,438
• Santo Domingo Tehuantepec — 67,739
• Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán — 67,086
• Ciudad de Huajuapan de León — 53,043
• Loma Bonita — 40,934

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.