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San Pablo Guelatao | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality in Oaxaca | |
  San Pablo Guelatao Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:17°19′05″N96°29′35″W / 17.31806°N 96.49306°W /17.31806; -96.49306 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 476 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
San Pablo Guelatao is a town and the seat of theMunicipality of Guelatao de Juárez, in theMexican state ofOaxaca. It is part of theIxtlán District in theSierra Norte de Oaxaca region.
Guelatao, as it is often called, is in the foothills of theSierra de Juárez, a mountain range in theSierra Madre de Oaxaca System. It is about 55 km north of the city ofOaxaca.
Guelatao is the birthplace ofPresidentBenito Juárez, whose parents were Zapotec peasants. He was the first indigenous president of Mexico. When he was born, Guelatao had a population of fewer than 100 people, and fell under the jurisdiction of the larger neighbouring town ofIxtlán. Juárez was baptised in the parish church at Ixtlán, which is now known as Ixtlán de Juárez in his honour. Guelatao became an independent municipality in 1824, after Mexico gained independence from Spain. The town has a small museum dedicated to Juárez.
XEGLO, a government-run indigenouscommunity radio station that broadcasts inZapotec,Mixe andChinantec, is based in Guelatao.
In 2005 San Pablo Guelatao had 111 households, with a population of about 476 people.[1] It is largely rural. The majority of the population areindigenousZapotec.
The Municipality of Guelatao de Juárez (named for the president) has governing jurisdiction over the communities of Llano de la Cheta and Río Grande. It is part of theIxtlán District. San Pablo Guelatao is the seat of the municipality.