Ixtlán District is located in the Sierra Norte region, in the northeastern area of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

The district includes 26 municipalities, bringing together a total of 161 settlements. At the 2000 census, they contained a total of 40,218 inhabitants, the majority of whom were indigenous Zapotec speakers.

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  Scenery near Santo Domingo Cacalotepec
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  Entrance to church in Capulalpam de Méndez
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  Main street of Guelatao de Juarez
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  General view of Ixtlan de Juárez
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  An economically sustainable, community-owned fish farm, located near Ixtlan.
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  The Cloud Forest of Santiago Comaltepec is some of the best conserved in the world

The district includes the following municipalities:

• Municipalities of Oaxaca
• Ixtlán Zapotec