Santa Ana Tavela
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Santa Ana Tavela is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
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It is part of the Yautepec District
in the east of the Sierra Sur Region
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The municipality covers an area of 81.65 km² at a height of 700 meters above sea level.
The climate is warm temperate with rainfall during summer autumn, and winds generally blowing from north to south.
Trees include pine, oak, Tepehuajes, mahogany, cuchipilin, juniper, mesquite, brasil and pochote.
Pitaya, pears, mangoes, avocado, lemon and plum grow in the area.
Wild fauna include mountain lion, tiger, coyote, badger, wolf, raccoon, wild cat, deer, boar, lion, ocelots, foxes and raccoons.
As of 2005, the municipality had 277 households with a total population of 1,012 inhabitants of whom six spoke an indigenous language.
The people engage in agriculture {maize, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, beans, coffee and various fruits) and raise cattle, pigs and goats.
They hunt and fish for their own consumption.
There is some logging of maguey trees.
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 municipality covers an area of 81.65 km² at a height of 700 meters above sea level.
The climate is warm temperate with rainfall during summer autumn, and winds generally blowing from north to south.
Trees include pine, oak, Tepehuajes, mahogany, cuchipilin, juniper, mesquite, brasil and pochote.
Pitaya, pears, mangoes, avocado, lemon and plum grow in the area.
Wild fauna include mountain lion, tiger, coyote, badger, wolf, raccoon, wild cat, deer, boar, lion, ocelots, foxes and raccoons.
As of 2005, the municipality had 277 households with a total population of 1,012 inhabitants of whom six spoke an indigenous language.
The people engage in agriculture {maize, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, beans, coffee and various fruits) and raise cattle, pigs and goats.
They hunt and fish for their own consumption.
There is some logging of maguey trees.