Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, Mexico
Huajuapan de León
Ciudad de Huajuapan de León is a town of 53,043 people in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Why visit Ciudad de Huajuapan de León
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 34 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Technological University of the Mixteca and Cerro de las Minas.
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About Ciudad de Huajuapan de León
Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León [waˈxwapan de leˈon] (Mixtec: Ñuu dee, meaning Place of Brave People) is a city with a surrounding municipality located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
From the Wikipedia article Huajuapan de León (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Technological University of the Mixteca
School · 3.3 km
Mexican public university
Museums and landmarks12
Cerro de las Minas
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
Mixtec site in Oaxaca, Mexico
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes34
PARADIS
Restaurant · Seafood, Steak House · 1.9 km
137 Carretera Internacional 2 de Abril, HUAJUAPAN DE LEON
Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
22 more on the map.
History
The first inhabitants of this area are called the Ñuu Yate (ancient people) who formed their settlement in what is now the town of Huajuapan around 400 BCE. The initial settlement had about 500 to 1500 inhabitants, but as the city grew to its height between 350 and 800 CE it had up to 300,000 people in the valley. The next culture to flourish here was the Mixteca-Puebla culture at about 1200. During this time period, Huajuapan was one of several population centers on the slopes of the Cerro del Sombererito and Cerro de Acatlima, but it was the economic, cultural and ceremonial center of the valley. Sometime shortly after 1521, the Spaniards took control of this region. It is known that Francisco Orozco, along with Augustinians Fray Bernardino Minaya and Fray Gonzales Lucero were the first Spanish to arrive here. However, no Spanish records exist for this region until 1542.
The Spanish town of Huajuapan was founded in 1561 by order of the viceregal authorities in Mexico City. Prior to this the low parts of the valley were not organized and merchants travelling through the area often suffered from highway bandits. Residents of the hill areas around the valley were ordered to move to the valley floor to found the city. The economy here during the colonial period was dominated by haciendas that exploited the native labor of the region.
From the History section of Huajuapan de León on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay7
Hotel Victoria
Motel and hotel
17 Calle 2 de Abril, Heroica Cd de Huajuapan de León
Churches and places of worship14
Segunda Iglesia Bautista "Jesús es mi Salvador"
Church · Bautista · 0.8 km
9 Calle Paseo del Bambú, Huajuapan de León
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries15
ESCUELA DE MECANICA AUTOMOTRIZ PLANTEL HUAJUAPAN DE LEÓN (GRUPO HOLANDÉS)
School
Healthcare15
Map of Ciudad de Huajuapan de León
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aeropuerto Nacional de Tehuacán (TCN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 86 km away.
- La Estancia 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Los Naranjos [Fraccionamiento] 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Vista Hermosa 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Acatilma 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- La Junta 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Colonia Buena Vista 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- El Molino 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Santiago Huajolotitlán 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Saucitlán de Morelos 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Tehuacán 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- CathedralHuajuapan1, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Biblio-utm, Djblack!, Public domain
- CeramicsMinasRMH, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CathedralHuajuapan2, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MuniPalaceHuajuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panel3L2RMPHujuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panel5L2RMPHuajuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panel4L2RMPHuajuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panel2L2RMPHuajuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- EntranceMuniPalHua, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ChapelCorazonesHua, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Talks at Huajuapan 03, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- CasaCulturaHuajuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PlazaHuajuapanOax, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Talks at Huajuapan 01, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Talks at Huajuapan 02, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- FacadeRMH, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CourtyardRMH, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Centro de Huajuapan, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Fachada catedral, Elopezb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catedral de Huajuapan de León, Gunnar Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catedral y barandal, Elopezb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Huajuapan Hackaton final 02, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Huajuapan Hackaton final 01, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Huajuapan Hackaton final 03, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Parque Bicentenario en Huajuapan, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Fotografiando el parque, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Auditorio Municipal de Huajuapan de Leon, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Huajuapan Hackaton 2016, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Huajuapan Hacking 2016, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Taller de Wikimedia Mexico en Huajuapan, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Sitio del Cerro de las Minas 06, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Sitio del Cerro de las Minas 05, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Sitio del Cerro de las Minas 04, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Fotografiando Huajuapan, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- Sitio del Cerro de las Minas 07, Andycyca, CC BY 4.0
- 23CINEHuajuapan, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS016-E-23180 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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