Matías Romero, Oaxaca

Matías Romero is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is named after Mexican politician and diplomat Matías Romero Avendaño. The municipality covers an area of 1,459.54 km². It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. El Rio Corte in Colonia Cuauhtemoc is a popular tourist spot, wide and with excellent beaches.[1]

Matías Romero
Municipality and town
Matías Romero
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°52′N 95°02′W
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total1,459.54 km2 (563.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total38,421
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Railway Station, the landmark of Matias Romero

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 38,421.[2]

2017 Earthquake

According to the US Geological Survey, early on September 23, 2017, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 12 miles southeast of Matías Romero. The epicenter was approximately between the centers of the two more violent earthquakes seen earlier in the month. On September 8, an 8.1 magnitude quake had struck off of the southern Pacific coast, near Chiapas state. Mexico City, on September 19, then endured a 7.1 magnitude quake, which also marked the 32nd anniversary of the devastating 1985 earthquake, in which more than 10,000 people had been killed.[3]

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References
  1. Página oficial de Matías Romero Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Matías Romero". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  3. Hanna, Jason CNN: "2 new quakes shake southern Mexico, already coping with disasters" September 24, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017.


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