Yaxe
Yaxe | |
|---|---|
Municipality an toun | |
  Yaxe Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°43′N 96°28′W / 16.717°N 96.467°WCoordinates: 16°43′N 96°28′W / 16.717°N 96.467°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.07 km2 (25.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
Yaxe Magdalena, kent simply as Yaxe an aw, is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. It is pairt o the Ocotlán Destrict in the sooth o the Valles Centrales Region. The name Yaxe means "Green corn" in the Zapotec leid.[1]
The municipality covers a aurie o 65.07 km² at a altitude o 1,500 metres abuin sea level. The climate is temperate or ceul. The soil is thin, o volcanic oreegin, The landscape similar tae that foond in San Baltazar Chichicapam, varied but dominatit bi semi-desert landscapes. Flora an fauna are increasinly scarce due tae the depredations o the settlers. In the hills thare are some rabbits, opossums an skunks, an occasional coyotes. Thare are several species o wild birds includin pigeons, hawks, mockinbirds an hummingbird. It is common tae fynd rattlesnakes, coral snakes an some iguanas in the lawer pairts.[1]
As o 2005, the municipality haed 502 hoosehauds wi a total population o 2,442 o whom seiven spoke a indigenous leid. Hooses teepically have dirt or cement floors, adobe or reid brick walls an sheet metal, tile or concrete slab ruifs. Agriculture is ane o the maist important activities in the municipality, growin corn, beans an fruits. The dominant economic activity is the minin industry, exploitin deposits o siller an lead.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c "Yaxe". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 12 Juin 2009.