San Pedro Mártir Quiechapa
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San Pedro Mártir Quiechapa 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 name Quiechapa in the Zapotec language
means "stone woman"
The municipality covers an area of 63.79 km² at an elevation of 1,820 meters above sea level in the Sierra Madre del Sur
.
The climate is temperate, with prevailing winds from the north.
Trees include guanacaste and pine.
Fruits that grow in the area are mango, sugar cane, apple, peach, avocado, orange, lemon, mamey, pomegranate and plum.
Wildlife includes rabbit, deer, coyote, bobcat, boar, tepexcuintle, armadillo and mountain lion, iguana, lizard, rattlesnake and coral snake.
As of 2005, the municipality had 158 households with a total population of 722 of whom 36 spoke an indigenous language.
Most of the houses have dirt floors, brick walls and tile roofs, although some have concrete floors and walls.
The main economic activity is agriculture, growing corn, beans, wheat, coffee and fruits.
Some people raise cattle, goats and poultry.
Hunting and fishing is undertaken for personal consumption.
There is a cottage industry producing mats and other goods from palm.
The wild maguey is harvested.
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 Quiechapa 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....
means "stone woman"
The municipality covers an area of 63.79 km² at an elevation of 1,820 meters above sea level in 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 temperate, with prevailing winds from the north.
Trees include guanacaste and pine.
Fruits that grow in the area are mango, sugar cane, apple, peach, avocado, orange, lemon, mamey, pomegranate and plum.
Wildlife includes rabbit, deer, coyote, bobcat, boar, tepexcuintle, armadillo and mountain lion, iguana, lizard, rattlesnake and coral snake.
As of 2005, the municipality had 158 households with a total population of 722 of whom 36 spoke an indigenous language.
Most of the houses have dirt floors, brick walls and tile roofs, although some have concrete floors and walls.
The main economic activity is agriculture, growing corn, beans, wheat, coffee and fruits.
Some people raise cattle, goats and poultry.
Hunting and fishing is undertaken for personal consumption.
There is a cottage industry producing mats and other goods from palm.
The wild maguey is harvested.