Mexpan
Mexpan sits on the coast in Eastern Puaxaca. As capital it holds the ministries and most of Puaxaca's financial institutions. Work here is dominated by agriculture, fishing, shipping.
Capital city
Population
3.98M
Founded
1683
Region
Eastern Puaxaca
Economy
Agriculture · Fishing · Shipping · Administration
Known for
its shipwrights
Setting
fertile lowland
SeaportSeat of government
Inside the city
districts- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
- Old Quarter
the original walled settlement, now mostly civic offices
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Puaxaca is mostly fertile lowland opening onto the sea. Local production centres on minerals, iron, coal, timber.
Country