Santa María Huatulco

Santa María Huatulco
Municipality and town
Santa María Huatulco
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 15°50′N 96°19′W / 15.833°N 96.317°W / 15.833; -96.317
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total
579.22 km2 (223.64 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
50,862
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

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.