Tlacolula de Matamoros is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 30 km from the center of the city of Oaxaca on Federal Highway 190, which leads east to Mitla and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.
Indigenous woman selling at the municipal market
Facade of the La Asuncion church
Fruits and vegetables at the municipal market
Chocolate La Tradición
Oaxaca is a state in Southwest Mexico that is divided into 570 municipalities, more than any other state in Mexico. According to Article 113 of the state's constitution, the municipalities are grouped into 30 judicial and tax districts to facilitate the distribution of the state's revenues. It is the only state in Mexico with this particular judicial and tax district organization. Oaxaca is the tenth most populated state with 4,132,148 inhabitants as of the 2020 Mexican census and the fifth largest by land area spanning 93,757.6 square kilometres (36,200.0 sq mi).
Oaxaca is the capital and largest municipality by population in Oaxaca.
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec is the second largest municipality by population.
The third largest municipality by population in Oaxaca is Juchitán.
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is the fourth largest municipality by population.