Sierra Mixe
Sierra Mixe Destrict | |
|---|---|
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.
Municipalities
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The destrict includes the follaein municipalities:[2]
| Municipality | Area km2 | 2005 Population | Indigenous language speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Distrito 14 Mixe" (PDF). oeidrus. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 22 Julie 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Estado de Oaxaca". Archived frae the original on 10 Januar 2013. Retrieved 8 Julie 2010.