Luaxtlan
Luaxtlan sits on the coast in Eastern Puaxaca. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by forestry, mining, shipping.
City record
Population
607K
Founded
1714
Region
Eastern Puaxaca
Economy
Forestry · Mining · Shipping · Services
Known for
its shipwrights
Setting
boreal forest
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
- Market Ward
dense trading streets and the produce halls
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Puaxaca is mostly fertile lowland opening onto the sea. Local production centres on minerals, iron, coal, timber.
Country