Santa Gertrudis (municipality)
Santa Gertrudis | |
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  Santa Gertrudis Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°47′N 96°48′W / 16.783°N 96.800°W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Municipal seat | Santa Gertrudis |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | (in Spaingie) |
Santa Gertrudis is a municipality in the state o Oaxaca. Its municipal seat is cried Santa Gertrudis an aw. Its territory encompases 21.69km2, representin 0.02% o the total aurie o the state. Its approximate distance tae the caipital ceety o Oaxaca is 41 km. It is pairt o the Zimatlán Destrict in the wast o the Valles Centrales Region
Its climate is temperate, wi prevailin winds frae the north.
Accordin tae the INEGI 2005 census, the municipality haes a total o 2,661 fowk, wi a total o 689 hoosin units.
Its major economic activities are industries, products an services, agricultur an livestock. Agricultur is the economic basis, wi 80% o the population takkin pairt. The breedin an sale o livestock, sma business activities, bureaucratic functions occupee approximately 20% o the population. The economically active population o the toun amoonts tae 943.
The regional cuisine consists o mole accompaniet wi white rice, beef stew, pork liver wi scrambled egg (for breakfast) an typical drinks as chocolate, chocolate atole, tejate, an mescal.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México ESTADO DE OAXACA Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.mapasmexico.net/santa-gertrudis-oaxaca.html Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine