Santa Inés Yatzeche
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Santa Inés Yatzeche is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
. The municipality covers an area of 11.48 km² at an average elevation of 1,460 meters above sea level. It is part of the Zimatlán District
of the Valles Centrales
region.
The community, which lies on the Atoyac River in the southern Valle Grande, has a long history.
Archaeological studies have shown that it was a flourishing center for hundreds of years before the rise of Monte Albán
around 500, when it suffered a loss of 75% of its population.
The community is now relatively poor. As of 2000, only 7% of households earned more than twice the minimum wage. Most of the inhabitant, who speak Zapotec, had not completed six years of education.
The villagers must travel to Zimatlán to sell produce, and to Oaxaca city
to obtain wage-paying work.
As of 2005, the total population was 975, of whom 908 spoke an indigenous language, living in 210 homes.
The climate is temperate and main economic activity is agriculture and livestock husbandry.
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...
. The municipality covers an area of 11.48 km² at an average elevation of 1,460 meters above sea level. It is part of the Zimatlán District
Zimatlán District, Oaxaca
Zimatlán District is located in the west of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Ayoquezco de Aldama*Ciénega de Zimatlán*Magdalena Mixtepec*San Antonino El Alto...
of the Valles Centrales
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
The Valles Centrales is a region in the heart of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.It includes the districts of Etla, Centro, Zaachila, Zimatlán, Ocotlán, Tlacolula and Ejutla...
region.
The community, which lies on the Atoyac River in the southern Valle Grande, has a long history.
Archaeological studies have shown that it was a flourishing center for hundreds of years before the rise of Monte Albán
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca...
around 500, when it suffered a loss of 75% of its population.
The community is now relatively poor. As of 2000, only 7% of households earned more than twice the minimum wage. Most of the inhabitant, who speak Zapotec, had not completed six years of education.
The villagers must travel to Zimatlán to sell produce, and to Oaxaca city
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín...
to obtain wage-paying work.
As of 2005, the total population was 975, of whom 908 spoke an indigenous language, living in 210 homes.
The climate is temperate and main economic activity is agriculture and livestock husbandry.