Asunción Tlacolulita
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Asunción Tlacolulita is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
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It is part of the Yautepec District
in the east of the Sierra Sur Region
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The municipality covers an area of 244.96 km² at a height of 450 meters above sea level in the Sierra Madre del Sur
.
The climate is tropical with little rain in the summer.
Tree include mahogany, cedar, oak, breadsticks, gunacaxtle, Guayacan and pine.
Mango, tamarind, plum, sapodilla, lemon, avocado and papaya fruits are grown.
Wild fauna include wild boar, ocelots, snakes, lion, coyotes and foxes.
As of 2005, the municipality had 186 households with a total population of 699 of whom 54 spoke an indigenous language.
Some speak the highland version of Oaxacan Chontal.
Economic activities include agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans, coffee and various fruits.
The village has two cooperative associations that raise cattle, an important source of income, and some also raise goats, sheep, and pigs.
Hunting and fishing are practiced on a small scale for personal consumption.
Bricks and roofing tiles are manufactured locally for building houses,
Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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It is part of the Yautepec District
Yautepec District, Oaxaca
Yautepec District is located in the east of the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Environment:The district lies in the eastern end of the Sierra Madre del Sur and is mountainous, with an area of 4,772 square kilometers....
in the east of the Sierra Sur Region
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
Sierra Sur is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the districts of Putla, Sola de Vega, Miahuatlán and Yautepec. Miahuatlán is the largest city.The region has 70 municipalities, some very poor, such as Zanizá, Amoltepec and Los Loxichas....
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The municipality covers an area of 244.96 km² at a height of 450 meters above sea level in the Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre del Sur
The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Istmo de Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.-Geography:...
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The climate is tropical with little rain in the summer.
Tree include mahogany, cedar, oak, breadsticks, gunacaxtle, Guayacan and pine.
Mango, tamarind, plum, sapodilla, lemon, avocado and papaya fruits are grown.
Wild fauna include wild boar, ocelots, snakes, lion, coyotes and foxes.
As of 2005, the municipality had 186 households with a total population of 699 of whom 54 spoke an indigenous language.
Some speak the highland version of Oaxacan Chontal.
Economic activities include agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans, coffee and various fruits.
The village has two cooperative associations that raise cattle, an important source of income, and some also raise goats, sheep, and pigs.
Hunting and fishing are practiced on a small scale for personal consumption.
Bricks and roofing tiles are manufactured locally for building houses,