Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
🇲🇽 Santa María Huatulco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region. The meaning of Huatulco, or Guatulco Coatulco is, "where they worship the tree", referring to an ancient legend.
History Hernán Cortés conquered the town of Huatulco on 8 January 1539.
Geography The municipality covers an area of 579.22 km² at an average of 220 meters above sea level. The Magdalena and Cruz rivers combine in the municipality to form the Huatulco river. Its ecosystem is lowland deciduous and includes mahogany, cedar, cashew and many other species of tree. Wildlife includes squirrel, opossum, skunk, raccoon, coati, ringtail, armadillos, ocelots and white-tailed deer.
Economy Tourism development is concentrated in the communities of Santa Cruz, La Crucecita and Tangolunda, with nine bays (Santa Cruz, Chahue, Tangolunda, Conejos, Chacahual, Cacaluta, San Agustín, El Órgano and Maguey) and 36 beaches, as well as ecological reserves that contain diverse nesting birds and reptiles. The municipality is the home of Huatulco National Park.
The area is served by Bahías de Huatulco International Airport.
America/Mexico_City/Oaxaca
Santa María Huatulco has a population of over 33,194 people. Santa María Huatulco also forms part of the wider Pochutla District which has a population of over 199,251 people. Santa María Huatulco is situated near San Pedro Pochutla.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Santa María Huatulco has links with:
🇬🇹 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala🇵🇭 Maria Aurora 15.797
🇲🇽 Veracruz City -96.138
🇺🇸 Greenville -96.1
🇲🇽 Boca del Río -96.1
🇺🇸 Fergus Falls -96.067
🇺🇸 Council Bluffs -95.862
Locations Near: Santa María Huatulco -96.3167,15.8333
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🇲🇽 Asunción Ocotlán -96.717,16.75 d: 110.5
🇲🇽 Oaxaca -96.417,16.9 d: 119.1
🇲🇽 Tlacolula de Matamoros -96.467,16.95 d: 125.2
🇲🇽 Oaxaca City -96.717,17.05 d: 141.9
🇲🇽 Oaxaca de Juárez -96.717,17.05 d: 141.9
🇲🇽 Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo -97.609,16.131 d: 142
🇲🇽 Acayucan -94.9,17.933 d: 277.9
🇲🇽 Tehuacán -97.383,18.45 d: 312.3
🇲🇽 Coatzacoalcos -94.415,18.144 d: 326.9
Antipodal to: Santa María Huatulco 83.683,-15.833
🇮🇩 Teluk Dalam 97.8,0.55 d: 17623.1
🇱🇰 Matara 80.535,5.949 d: 17568.3
🇱🇰 Hambantota 81.121,6.124 d: 17557.3
🇮🇩 Bengkulu 102.25,-3.783 d: 17582.8
🇮🇩 Bengkulu City 102.264,-3.792 d: 17582
🇱🇰 Galle 80.221,6.04 d: 17553.2
🇮🇩 Sinabang 96.367,2.483 d: 17546.7
🇮🇩 Padang 100.355,-0.951 d: 17549.1