Oaxaca

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Oaxaca (Spanish pronunciation: ( listen); English pronunciation: /wəˈhɑːkə/ wə-HAH-kə), (from Nahuatl: Huaxyacac, IPA: /ʋaːsʃʲa'kakʰ/), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca (English: Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca) is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of customs and traditions. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez.