Sierra Mixe Destrict | |
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Destrict | |
Oaxaca regions an destricts: Sierra Norte tae Northeast | |
Coordinates: 17°10′N 95°47′W / 17.167°N 95.783°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Oaxaca |
The Sierra Mixe or Mixes Destrict is a destrict in the east o the Sierra Norte Region o the Mexican state o Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities an covers 4,930 km2 at an average elevation o 1,200 meters abuin sea level. As o 2005 the destrict haed a total population o 96,920. The main food crops are maize and beans, while permanent crops include coffee, lemon and oranges.[1]
Maist o the inhabitants are o indigenous Mixe ethnicity, an the Mixe leids are spoken throuoot the region. The wastren pairt o the region is heich Sierra, wi climate ranging to temperate tae cauld wi strang winds an saisons o daily an constant rains an storms, this chynges tae the Mixe media territories; o lawer muntain ranges but still a vera abrupt an rough terrain, wi daily rain, rangin frae tropical tae mist forests tae pine-encine, but the mair eastren pairts are the tropical lawlands o the Isthmus o Tehuantepec.
The destrict includes the follaein municipalities:[2]
Municipality | Area km2 | 2005 Population |
Indigenous language speakers |
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Asunción Cacalotepec | 77 | 753 | |
Mixistlán de la Reforma | 191 | 2,438 | |
San Juan Cotzocón | 945 | 22,478 | 10,712 |
San Juan Mazatlán | 1,990 | 16,138 | 8,543 |
San Lucas Camotlán | 128 | 2,524 | 2,168 |
San Miguel Quetzaltepec | 199 | 6,015 | 5,428 |
San Pedro Ocotepec | 137 | 2,171 | 1,933 |
San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla | 108 | 4,319 | 3,639 |
Santa María Alotepec | 149 | 2,526 | 2,262 |
Santa María Tepantlali | |||
Santa María Tlahuitoltepec | |||
Santiago Atitlán | 83 | 3,187 | 2,790 |
Santiago Ixcuintepec | 102 | 1,441 | 1,124 |
Santiago Zacatepec | 143 | 4,871 | 4,378 |
Santo Domingo Tepuxtepec | |||
Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo | |||
Totontepec Villa de Morelos | 319 | 4,780 |
Regions an destricts o Oaxaca | |
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Mixteca Region | |
Cañada Region | |
Papaloapan Region | |
Sierra Norte Region | |
Istmo Region | |
Valles Centrales Region | |
Sierra Sur Region | |
Costa Region | |
See an aw Municipalities o Oaxaca |