San Pedro Juchatengo
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San Pedro Juchatengo is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Juquila District
in the center of the Costa Region
.
The name comes from "Xochiatengo", which means "Flowers on the waters edge".
The municipality covers an area of 108.44 km² at an altitude of 860 meters above sea level.
Terrain is mountainous, part of the Sierra Madre del Sur
.
The climate is temperate subhumid, with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847.0 mm.
Flora include laurel, bougainvillea
and roses.
As of 2005, the municipality had 360 households with a total population of 1,618 of whom 8 spoke an indigenous language.
The main economic activity is agriculture.
The local people fish in the Balsas River
, which is locally known as the Atoyac river, which runs past the town, to supplement their diet.
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...
.
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...
.
The name comes from "Xochiatengo", which means "Flowers on the waters edge".
The municipality covers an area of 108.44 km² at an altitude of 860 meters above sea level.
Terrain is mountainous, part 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:...
.
The climate is temperate subhumid, with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847.0 mm.
Flora include laurel, bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina . Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus...
and roses.
As of 2005, the municipality had 360 households with a total population of 1,618 of whom 8 spoke an indigenous language.
The main economic activity is agriculture.
The local people fish in the Balsas River
Balsas River
The Balsas River is a major river of south-central Mexico. The basin flows through the states of Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, and Mexico. The river empties into the Pacific Ocean at Mangrove Point, adjacent to the city of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán...
, which is locally known as the Atoyac river, which runs past the town, to supplement their diet.