San Bartolo Yautepec
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San Bartolo Yautepec is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Yautepec District
in the east of the Sierra Sur Region
.
The municipality covers an area of 196.5 km² at an elevation of 860 meters above sea level in the foothills to the east of the Sierra Madre del Sur
.
The climate is hot, with prevalent winds from the north and most rainfall during summer and autumn.
Trees include oak, prickly pear, mahogany, kapok tree, pine, and guanacaste.
Various fruits grow in the area such as avocado, guava, soursop, sapodilla, pitaya, cocoanut, orange, tangerine, pomegranate, lime, lemon, mamey, sapodilla, tamarind, banana and plum.
Wildlife includes coyote, deer, armadillo, badger, rabbit, opossum, squirrel, bobcat, ocelot, wild boar and turtle.
As of 2005, the municipality had 177 households with a total population of 661 of whom 195 spoke an indigenous language.
The main economic activity is agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts and other crops such as beans, coffee and various fruits.
Some people keep cattle, sheep and pigs, and some produce mezcal.
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 196.5 km² at an elevation of 860 meters above sea level in the foothills to the east of 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 hot, with prevalent winds from the north and most rainfall during summer and autumn.
Trees include oak, prickly pear, mahogany, kapok tree, pine, and guanacaste.
Various fruits grow in the area such as avocado, guava, soursop, sapodilla, pitaya, cocoanut, orange, tangerine, pomegranate, lime, lemon, mamey, sapodilla, tamarind, banana and plum.
Wildlife includes coyote, deer, armadillo, badger, rabbit, opossum, squirrel, bobcat, ocelot, wild boar and turtle.
As of 2005, the municipality had 177 households with a total population of 661 of whom 195 spoke an indigenous language.
The main economic activity is agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts and other crops such as beans, coffee and various fruits.
Some people keep cattle, sheep and pigs, and some produce mezcal.