San Pedro Topiltepec
Encyclopedia
San Pedro Topiltepec is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Teposcolula District
in the center of the Mixteca Region
.
The name "Topiltepec" means "The Sheriff Hill".
The municipality covers an area of 45.93 km² at an altitude of 2,170 meters above sea level.
The climate is mild with little variation during the year.
Flora includes roses, geraniums, lilies, regina, bougainvillea
and jasmine flowers,
and oak, pine, juniper, ramonal, ash and arbutus trees.
As of 2005, the municipality had 109 households with a total population of 372 of whom two spoke an indigenous language.
Most of the people are devoted to agriculture, planting of corn, beans and wheat.
A small proportion of the population is engaged in raising beef cattle and pigs.
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 Teposcolula District
Teposcolula District, Oaxaca
Teposcolula District is located in the center of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Chilapa de Diaz*La Trinidad Vista Hermosa*San Andrés Lagunas...
in the center of the Mixteca Region
Mixteca Region, Oaxaca
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca....
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The name "Topiltepec" means "The Sheriff Hill".
The municipality covers an area of 45.93 km² at an altitude of 2,170 meters above sea level.
The climate is mild with little variation during the year.
Flora includes roses, geraniums, lilies, regina, 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 jasmine flowers,
and oak, pine, juniper, ramonal, ash and arbutus trees.
As of 2005, the municipality had 109 households with a total population of 372 of whom two spoke an indigenous language.
Most of the people are devoted to agriculture, planting of corn, beans and wheat.
A small proportion of the population is engaged in raising beef cattle and pigs.