Tataltepec de Valdés is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.

Antonio Valdés, born in the town, was an early leader of the independence movement in Oaxaca who died on 19 November 1811.

[1] The municipality covers an area of 369.99 km² at an altitude of 370 meters above sea level, lying in the coastal region between the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Pacific ocean.

Fauna include mountain lions, ocelots, deer, badgers, raccoons, iguanas, toucans, armadillos, coyotes, foxes, opossums, pheasants, chachalacas, buzzards, herons, hawks, eagles, pigeons, snakes, rabbits, wild boar, squirrels, parrots, parakeets, parrots, macaws, owls, swallows, mockingbirds, orioles, grackles, fish, and shrimp.

[1] Tataltepec de Valdés is one of the centers of the Chatino people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.