San Pablo Guelatao
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| San Pablo Guelatao | |
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  San Pablo Guelatao
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| Coordinates: 18°10′35″N 96°52′30″W / 18.17639°N 96.875°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| - Total | 22.96 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 476 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
San Pablo Guelatao is a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca and the seat of the municipality of Guelatao de Juárez, about 55 km north of the city of Oaxaca. Guelatao, as it is often called, is in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains. In 2001 San Pablo Guelatao had an estimated population of about 1,200 people. The majority of the population are Zapotec Native Americans.
[edit] The town
It is the birth place of Mexico's most famous leader, President Benito Juárez. At that time, Guelatao had a population of fewer than 100 people, and fell under the jurisdiction of the larger neighbouring town of Ixtlán. Juárez was therefore baptised in the church at Ixtlán, which is now known as Ixtlán de Juárez in his honour. However, Guelatao became an independent municipality in 1824. The town has a small museum dedicated to Juárez.
XEGLO, a government-run indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Zapotec, Mixe and Chinantec, is based in Guelatao.
[edit] The municipality
As municipal seat, Guelatao has governing jurisdiction over the communities of Llano de la Cheta and Río Grande.
Coordinates: 17°19′01″N 96°30′00″W / 17.317°N 96.500°W
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