San Mateo Peñasco is a town and municipality

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

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. The municipality covers an area of 155.65 km².
It is part of the Tlaxiaco District

Tlaxiaco District, Oaxaca

Tlaxiaco District is located in the south of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The main city is the Heroic City of Tlaxiaco-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Chalcatongo de Hidalgo*Magdalena Peñasco...

 in the south of the Mixteca Region

Mixteca Region, Oaxaca

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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1732.

History

The history of this town is unknown the only history data we know about this town is the construction of the temple of San Mateo Peñasco in the XVII.

Weather and Flora

The Predominant weather in this town is moderate with rains during summer also the winds depend on the time during the season. Ocotes, encinos are found in the flora of San Mateo Peñasco. Most of the vegetation in this region is tropical.

Economic Activities

The principal economic activities in this region are: agriculture, ranching. The first activities is develop for Self-consumption of the region and the second one is not develop for commercialization only for Self-consumption also.