Santiago Astata
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Santiago Astata is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Tehuantepec District
in the west of the Istmo Region
.
The name "Astata" means "place of herons".
The municipality covers an area of 446.54 km² at an evelation of 30 metres above sea level.
The climate is very warm.
Flora includes deciduous trees and shrubs such as passion fruit, cachimbo and mesquite.
Wild fauna consist of deer, rabbit, badger and wild boar.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,642 of whom 273 spoke an indigenous language.
A few people speak the lowland version of Oaxacan Chontal, a language that is in danger of extinction.
Economic activities include agriculture (beans, corn, sesame, sorghum, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and peanuts), animal husbandry (cattle, goats and pigs), harvesting the ocean for fish and shellfish for the Salina Cruz market, limestone quarrying and logging.
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
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It is part of the Tehuantepec District
Tehuantepec District, Oaxaca
Tehuantepec District is located in the west of the Istmo Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.It includes the cities of Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:...
in the west of the Istmo Region
Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Istmo de Tehuantepec is the largest region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It covers the southern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the shortest route between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean before the Panama Canal was opened....
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The name "Astata" means "place of herons".
The municipality covers an area of 446.54 km² at an evelation of 30 metres above sea level.
The climate is very warm.
Flora includes deciduous trees and shrubs such as passion fruit, cachimbo and mesquite.
Wild fauna consist of deer, rabbit, badger and wild boar.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,642 of whom 273 spoke an indigenous language.
A few people speak the lowland version of Oaxacan Chontal, a language that is in danger of extinction.
Economic activities include agriculture (beans, corn, sesame, sorghum, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and peanuts), animal husbandry (cattle, goats and pigs), harvesting the ocean for fish and shellfish for the Salina Cruz market, limestone quarrying and logging.