Matías Romero, Oaxaca
Matías Romero | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 16°52′37″N 95°02′28″W / 16.87694°N 95.04111°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,459.54 km2 (563.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 38,421 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 972 |
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.