Juchitán de Zaragoza

Coordinates: 16°26′N 95°01′W / 16.433°N 95.017°W / 16.433; -95.017
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Juchitán de Zaragoza
UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
70000
Area code971

Juchitán de Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [xutʃiˈtan de saɾaˈɣosa]; Spanish name; Isthmus Zapotec: Xabizende [ʒàbìˈzěndè]) is an indigenous town in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. With a 2020 census population of 88,280, it is the third-largest city in the state.[1] The majority of the indigenous inhabitants are Zapotecs and Huaves. The town also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The municipality has an area of 414.64 km2 (160.1 sq mi) and a population of 113,570, the state's third-largest in population.[2]

It is located 26 km northeast of the city of

Zapotec language can be heard.[3]

History

The people of Juchitán have led some local revolts over time: In 1834, "Che Gorio Melendre", a native of Juchitán, directed a revolt against the government of Oaxaca, demanding the control of

salt mines on the coast located at the southwest of Juchitán and for local autonomy of the county. The revolt was interrupted by the Mexican–American War in 1847. Irregular troops commanded by Melendre joined the resistance against the invasion. After the invasion by the United States, the governor of Oaxaca, Benito Juárez
responded to the local demands of Che Gorio Melendre on May 19, 1850, by sending troops to burn the city of Juchitán and to assassinate their leader Melendre.

On September 5, 1866, during the

Ixtaltepec defeated the Royal French Army stationed in Tehuantepec. Most of the army of Porfirio Díaz, later President of Mexico, were natives of Juchitán. José Fructuoso Gómez, nicknamed Che Gómez directed a 1910 revolt in support of the Mexican Revolution, allied with Zapata and Villa. In the 1970s, a group of left wing students, workers and farmers organized with the intent of taking control of the local county through elections, instead of by force. In February 2001, Juchitán municipality received the caravan of Zapatista Army of National Liberation
(EZLN).

The violent history of Juchitán involves the strategic

Plan Puebla Panama
.

Gamesa
and Iberdrola are currently making important investments in Juchitán, to create a big wind power eolic park -called Proyecto La Venta II- able to produce at least 88 megawatts of power. The project will make Juchitán the center of the alternative energies in Mexico becoming an example to the rest of Latin America as the eolic park would be the largest in all the region. This project has been criticized because of the lack of information given by Gamesa, Iberdrola and the Mexican Government about its possible ecological, political and cultural consequences on a region where its culture is based on the property of the land used by the Proyecto La Venta II.

In 2006, it was renamed as "Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza" (Heroic City of Juchitán de Zaragoza) by the State Congress for its inhabitants' defense against the French invasion.

Between June and October 2020, Juchitán reported 241 COVID-19 pandemic-related deaths; space in local cemeteries was at a premium.[4]

In February 2021 the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI) and Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) reached an agreement with Santa María del Mar agency to allow the operation of 540 kV solar power plant, providing electricity for the first time in ten years.[5]

2017 Chiapas earthquake

Main article: 2017 Chiapas earthquake

Shortly before midnight on 7 September 2017, an earthquake struck off the coast of Chiapas, registered at either 8.1[6] or 8.2.[7] The historic earthquake was said to have been the strongest in Mexico in a century.[7]

Juchitán de Zaragoza, on the Oaxacan coast, was one of the cities most damaged by the earthquake.[8] Entire streets were destroyed,[9] its 1860 municipal palace suffered notable destruction, with a large part of the building completely collapsed.[10] In the aftermath of the quake, a resident retrieved the national flag of Mexico and placed it on top of the rubble - the image quickly went viral and became a symbol of patriotism and national unity in the disaster-stricken nation.[11]

Culture

Juchitán Municipal Palace

Citizens of Juchitán have also made contributions in the arts, such as painting, poetry, music, folk dance, and sculpture.

In May, residents celebrate the Fiesta de las Velas (Festival of the Candles) in honor of its patron saint San Vicente Ferrer, with a large procession.[3][12]

The Isthmus Zapotec, an indigenous people who comprise about 70 percent of the population of Juchitan, a city in the south of Mexico, practice a melding of Catholic and indigenous spiritual traditions. In a slide-illustrated lecture and book, anthropologist Anya Peterson Royce shows how the Zapotec use flowers, processions and prayer in rituals that protect and guide spirits on their journey of dying. She also describes the Day of the Dead and Holy Week rituals and the role of the community healer.[13][14]

The municipality also has a reputation as a significant oasis of tolerance and respect for

LGBTQ people in Mexico, due to the traditional Zapotec culture of muxes.[15]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Juchitán de Zaragoza (1951-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.5
(104.9) 		41.5
(106.7) 		40.0
(104.0) 		46.0
(114.8) 		45.0
(113.0) 		41.0
(105.8) 		42.0
(107.6) 		42.0
(107.6) 		42.0
(107.6) 		42.0
(107.6) 		43.0
(109.4) 		40.5
(104.9) 		46.0
(114.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.7
(94.5) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.6
(90.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		32.1
(89.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8) 		25.5
(77.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.9
(82.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.4
(77.7) 		27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.2
(72.0)
Record low °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.5
(58.1) 		12.0
(53.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		10.6
(51.1) 		10.0
(50.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.2
(0.28) 		3.6
(0.14) 		5.8
(0.23) 		5.8
(0.23) 		58.9
(2.32) 		228.1
(8.98) 		159.7
(6.29) 		169.6
(6.68) 		239.0
(9.41) 		75.0
(2.95) 		20.1
(0.79) 		5.6
(0.22) 		978.4
(38.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 4.1 11.8 8.5 8.8 11.2 4.7 1.2 0.5 53.5
Source: Servicio Meteorológico National[16]

The municipality

City Hall of Juchitan city

As municipal seat, Juchitán has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:

15 de Agosto, 5 de Septiembre, Álvaro Obregón, Cerro Cristo, Charis, Chicapa de Castro, Colonia 19 de Marzo (Colonia San José), Colonia de la Amistad, Colonia Jesús González Cortaza, Colonia José Yola, Colonia Mariano Montero, Colonia San Vicente, Colonia Santa Rosita, Dos Arbolitos, Dos Hermanos, El Caballero Burro, El Chamizal (Toledo Cueto), El Chaparral, El Porvenir, El Tamarindo, Emiliano Zapata, Esquipulas 1, Esquipulas 2, Estero Guiee, Gaspar Torres Urbieta, Huanacastal, La Esperanza, La Estancia (Santa Cecilia), La Guadalupana, La Liebre (Paraje la Liebre), La Negrita, La Providencia, La Venta, La Ventosa 1, La Ventosa 2, Los Aguacates, Los Cocos Los Ordaz II, Los Vicentes Minerva, Onésimas (Argelino Solórzano), Parada San Vicente, Pepe y Lolita, Piedra Larga, Playa San Vicente, Primera Curva, Rancho Adelma, Rancho Babel López Sánchez, Rancho Chuvalessa, Rancho de los Vásquez (Colonia Palomar), Rancho Domitilo Marquez, Rancho Don Cutberto, Rancho el Ángel, Rancho Esquipulas, Rancho Francisco Rancho Guadalupe, Rancho Juanita, Rancho Lucita, Rancho Martín Vicente, Rancho Nemesio Valdivieso López, Rancho San Antonio, Rancho San Luis, Rancho Torres, Río Viejo (Mojonera), Salinas Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Isidro, San José, Santa Clara, Santa Fe 1, Santa Fe 2, Santa Lucía, Santa María del Mar, and Santa Rita

References

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  3. ^ a b Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz (August 2007). "Istmus de Tehuantepec". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca. 137: 92.
  4. ^ "En Juchitán, municipio reportan 4 veces más muertes por Covid-19 que los Servicios de Salud". Oaxaca (in Spanish). El Universal. October 16, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "La Jornada - INPI y CFE acuerdan operación planta eléctrica solar en Oaxaca". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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  8. ^ Embargo, Redacción / Sin. "El sismo se ensañó con Juchitán, Oaxaca: 30 muertos, y cientos de personas pierden sus hogares". SinEmbargo MX (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  9. ^ "Juchitán pide ayuda ante la tragedia por sismo (Videos) - Proceso". Proceso (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  10. ^ "Palacio Municipal de Juchitán, antes y después del terremoto". El Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  11. ^ Redacción (2017-09-08). "Bandera sobre ruinas de Juchitán, símbolo de unión tras temblor en México". Huffington Post (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  12. ^ Anya Peterson Royce. 2016 Prestigio y afiliación en una comunidad urbana: Juchitán, Oaxaca. Colección Xhono Gui’Chi’. Juchitán: Fundación Excellentiam. [as Anya Peterson R.; third edition of Royce 1975. ]
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  15. ^ Ola Synowiec, "The third gender of southern Mexico". BBC, February 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Mexico. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

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