Santa Catarina Juquila

Santa Catarina Juquila is a town in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and is the seat of the municipality also called Santa Catarina Juquila.

The town

It has a population of 5,579 inhabitants and is at an altitude of 1,462 meters above sea level. [cite web |url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/santa-catarina-juquila/ |title= pueblosamerica.com Santa Catarina Juquila |accessdate=2008-02-20 |format= |work= ] It is located north of Puerto Escondido on Federal Highway 131.cite journal |last= Quintanar Hinojosa |first=Beatriz |year=2007 |month= August |title=Ciudad de Oaxaca |journal=Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca |volume= 137 |pages= |url=http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx ]

The town is known for the Santuario (Sanctuary) de Juquila which houses a 30 cm statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been venerated since the 16th century. In 1633, it survived, completely intact, a fire that destroyed the village in which it was originally located. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was moved to its current location where the sanctuary was built for it. Thousands visit this Virgin from across the state of Oaxaca, other parts of Mexico and abroad .cite journal |last= Quintanar Hinojosa |first=Beatriz |year=2007 |month= August |title=Ciudad de Oaxaca |journal=Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca |volume= 137 |pages= |url=http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx]

The municipality

As municipal seat, Santa Catarina Juquila has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:

Ampliación Barrio Grande y la Asunción Arroyo Triste Arroyo Trompo, Cañada de Otate, Cerro Iglesia, Cinco Negritos, Cruz de Palo, El Borrego, El Cacao, El Camalote, El Cangrejo, El Carrizo, El Cereso, El Ciruelo, El Coquito, El Corozal Grande, El Corozalito, El Destino, El Mamey, El Mosquito, El Nanche, El Obispo, El Ocote Solo, El Otate, El Pedimento, El Platanar, El Portillo, El Portillo Amialtepec, El Salar, Finca Manuel León, Junta de los Ríos, La Asunción, La Cieneguilla, La Esmeralda, La Esperanza, La Guadalupe, La Jícara, La Juquilita, La Matraca (Llano de los Ocotes), La Sanguijuela, La Soledad, La Soledad el Mapache, La Unión, La Yerba Buena, Las Trancas, Llano Grande, Loma Bonita, Los Tres Reyes las Canoas, Mata Sandía Monte Obscuro, Paso Hondo, Pie del Cerro, Plan del Ciruelo, Pueblo Viejo, Río Bajo (La Reforma), San Felipe de Jesús, San Francisco Ixpantepec, San José Ixtápam, San José Vista Hermosa (Aguacatal Grande), San Lucas, San Marcos Zacatepec, Santa María Amialtepec, Santa María Yolotepec, Santiago Miramar, and Vista al Mar (Agua Podrida)

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