Cañada is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico covering 4,300 square km.

The region is named after the Cañada de Cuicatlán, a hot low canyon that links the Valley of Oaxaca to the south with the Valley of Tehuacán in Puebla state to the north.

It was conquered and controlled by the early Zapotec state based on Monte Albán at some time around 300 BC.

[2] The region is fertile with a warm and mild climate, and produces crops of mango, melon and avocado.

It consists of flat lands watered by the Salado and Tomellín rivers.