San Juan Quiahije
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San Juan Quiahije is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
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It is part of the Juquila District
in the center of the Costa Region
.
Quiahije means "Stone Forest" in the Zapotec language
.
The municipality covers an area of 91.86 km² at an altitude of 1,960 meters above sea level.
The climate is temperate humid with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847 mm.
The forests contain pines and oaks.
Wild fauna include deer, rabbits. iguanas, armadillos, squirrels, badgers, raccoons, wild boars, skunks, wildcats, foxes and coyotes.
As of 2005, the municipality had 593 households with a total population of 4154 of whom 3.517 people spoke an indigenous language.
Economic activities include farming, animal husbandry and trade.
Quiahije is one of the centers of the Chatino
people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.
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 Juquila District
Juquila District, Oaxaca
Juquila District is located in the center of the Costa Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, on the Pacific coast.It has an area of 5,055 km2.As of 2005 it had a total population of 134,365 of whom 33,106 spoke an indigenous language....
in the center of the Costa Region
Costa Region, Oaxaca
The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, below the more mountainous Sierra Sur inland from the coast...
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Quiahije means "Stone Forest" in the Zapotec language
Zapotec language
The Zapotec language are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico. Present-day native speakers are estimated to number over half a million, with the majority inhabiting the state of Oaxaca....
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The municipality covers an area of 91.86 km² at an altitude of 1,960 meters above sea level.
The climate is temperate humid with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847 mm.
The forests contain pines and oaks.
Wild fauna include deer, rabbits. iguanas, armadillos, squirrels, badgers, raccoons, wild boars, skunks, wildcats, foxes and coyotes.
As of 2005, the municipality had 593 households with a total population of 4154 of whom 3.517 people spoke an indigenous language.
Economic activities include farming, animal husbandry and trade.
Quiahije is one of the centers of the Chatino
Chatino
Chatino is the Spanish name of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico, and also of their language, the Chatino language. Chatino communities are located in the southeastern region of the state of Oaxaca. Speakers of Chatino are numbered around 23,000 , but ethnic Chatinos may number many...
people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.