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San Pedro Pochutla

Oaxaca, Mexico · North America

About San Pedro Pochutla

San Pedro Pochutla is worth a stop: 10 minutes from San Roque, 13km from Mazunte.

San Pedro Pochutla is a town located in Oaxaca, Mexico. With a population of 13,685, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, San Pedro Pochutla sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add San Pedro Pochutla to your route.

About San Pedro Pochutla

San Pedro Pochutla is a city and municipality located in the south of Oaxaca state, in southeastern Mexico next to the Pacific Ocean and is the southernmost municipality in Oaxaca. It is an important commercial, transportation and administrative hub for the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region. Pochutla

Read more is located at the junction of coastal Highway 200 and Highway 175 to Oaxaca, with 175 functioning as the town's main thoroughfare. Its name means "place of kapok trees (Ceiba pentandra)", and most of the city is built on a lakebed which was drained during the colonial period. The municipality is best known as being the home of the oceanside communities of Puerto Ángel and Zipolite.

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Where is San Pedro Pochutla located?

San Pedro Pochutla is located in Oaxaca, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 15.7455 latitude, -96.4657 longitude.

What is the population of San Pedro Pochutla?

San Pedro Pochutla has a population of approximately 13,685 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
13,685
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Oaxaca
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
15.7455, -96.4657

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from San Pedro Pochutla

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

beach

Mazunte

A small Oaxacan Pacific village with the national turtle centre on the sand and the Punta Cometa headland alongside: the southernmost point of Oaxaca and the coast's best sunset viewpoint.

13 km · about 25 min drive

photogenic

Punta Cometa

A rocky headland jutting into the Pacific at Mazunte, reached by a 20-minute walk through scrub: the southernmost tip of Oaxaca and a near-360° platform for sunset, whale and dolphin spotting.

14 km · about 25 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near San Pedro Pochutla.

San Roque

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,525

San Miguel Figueroa

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,137

Santa María Tonameca

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,850

Puerto Ángel

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 2,645

San José Chacalapa

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 2,041

San Isidro Apango

🇲🇽 Mexico

13 km awayPop. 1,030

San José Piedras Negras

🇲🇽 Mexico

17 km awayPop. 1,135

La Erradura

🇲🇽 Mexico

17 km awayPop. 1,077

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