Asunción Ixtaltepec

Asunción Ixtaltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. The town was founded in 1546. The name means "White Mountain".

Asunción Ixtaltepec
Municipality and town
Asunción Ixtaltepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°30′N 95°3′W
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total547.33 km2 (211.33 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total14,438
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
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