Oaxaca, officially known as the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that make up the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States. The state serves as a significant administrative region within Mexico.
The territory is divided into 570 municipalities. Notably, 418 of these municipalities are governed by the system of usos y costumbres, which recognizes local forms of self-governance. The capital city of the state is Oaxaca de Juárez.