San Carlos Yautepec
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San Carlos Yautepec 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 name "Yautepec" means "hill of black corn".
The municipality covers an area of 2491.68 km² at an altitude of 880 meters above sea level.
The climate is hot and humid.
Trees include pine, guanacastle and oak, with fruit-bearing trees such as mango, coconut, banana, papaya, plum, apple, peach, avocado and sapodilla.
Wildlife include deer, rabbits, opossum, skunk, coyote, badger, wild boar, porcupine body, bobcat and raccoon.
As of 2005, the municipality had 2,068 households with a total population of 9,857 of whom 3,781 spoke an indigenous language, either Zapotec or Chontal of Oaxaca.
Economic activities include cultivation of maize, beans and wheat and raising cattle, pigs and goats.
Hunting is practiced for self consumption.
Some Mezcal is produced.
There are gold, silver, copper and lead mines, and marble and limestone quarries.
Some logging is undertaken for timber to be used in making furniture.
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products under a fair trade
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Municipalities of Mexico State
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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 name "Yautepec" means "hill of black corn".
The municipality covers an area of 2491.68 km² at an altitude of 880 meters above sea level.
The climate is hot and humid.
Trees include pine, guanacastle and oak, with fruit-bearing trees such as mango, coconut, banana, papaya, plum, apple, peach, avocado and sapodilla.
Wildlife include deer, rabbits, opossum, skunk, coyote, badger, wild boar, porcupine body, bobcat and raccoon.
As of 2005, the municipality had 2,068 households with a total population of 9,857 of whom 3,781 spoke an indigenous language, either Zapotec or Chontal of Oaxaca.
Economic activities include cultivation of maize, beans and wheat and raising cattle, pigs and goats.
Hunting is practiced for self consumption.
Some Mezcal is produced.
There are gold, silver, copper and lead mines, and marble and limestone quarries.
Some logging is undertaken for timber to be used in making furniture.
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region , is a farmer's cooperative in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was established in 1982 to assist in production, marketing and distribution of locally produced coffee and other products....
, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products under a fair trade
Fair trade
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards...
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