Salina Cruz

Salina Cruz is a major seaport on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the state's third-largest city and is municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The city had a 2005 census population of 71,314 persons, while its municipality, with an area of 113.55 km (43.84 sq mi) had a population of 76,219, the state's fourth-largest municipality in population.