Xoalluax
Xoalluax 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 mining, forestry, fishing.
City record
Population
516K
Founded
1971
Region
Eastern Puaxaca
Economy
Mining · Forestry · Fishing · Shipping
Known for
its shipwrights
Setting
boreal forest
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
- Harbour Row
docks, bonded stores and the customs authority
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Puaxaca is mostly mountain range opening onto the sea. Local production centres on energy, minerals, coal, iron.
Country