Santiago Yaitepec
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Santiago Yaitepec is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
, two kilometers southeast of Santa Catarina Juquila
.
It is part of the Juquila District
in the center of the Costa Region
.
The name "Yaitepec" means means "Three hills".
The terrain is hilly, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre del Sur
.
The climate is temperate and humid, with an average temperature of 17.9°C and annual rainfall of 1,347.6 mm.
Trees include pine, fir, pine, madrone, moral, oak, and alder.
Wild fauna include opossum, skunk, armadillo, rabbit, snake and deer.
90% of economic activity is related to agriculture, with coffee being the cash crop.
Yaitepec is one of the centers of the Chatino
people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.
The municipality selects its authorities under the Uses and Customs system, which lets indigenous communities conserve their traditional political structure.
Although infrastructure is modern, the Chatino community has maintained its traditional culture.
Most of the women wear traditional dress, including colorful skirts and the richly embroidered blouses with unqiue local designs of bright flowers and animals.
The clothes are hand-woven using back strap looms and hand embroidered.
The town is "dry": no alcohol is sold.
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...
, two kilometers southeast of Santa Catarina Juquila
Santa Catarina Juquila
Santa Catarina Juquila is a town in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and is the seat of the municipality also called Santa Catarina Juquila.It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region....
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It is part of the Juquila District
Juquila District, Oaxaca
Juquila District is located in the center of the Costa Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, on the Pacific coast.It has an area of 5,055 km2.As of 2005 it had a total population of 134,365 of whom 33,106 spoke an indigenous language....
in the center of the Costa Region
Costa Region, Oaxaca
The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, below the more mountainous Sierra Sur inland from the coast...
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The name "Yaitepec" means means "Three hills".
Environment
The municipality covers an area of 53.58 km² at an altitude of 1,840 meters above sea level.The terrain is hilly, in the foothills of 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 and humid, with an average temperature of 17.9°C and annual rainfall of 1,347.6 mm.
Trees include pine, fir, pine, madrone, moral, oak, and alder.
Wild fauna include opossum, skunk, armadillo, rabbit, snake and deer.
People
As of 2005, the municipality had 623 households with a total population of 3,665 of whom 3,137 spoke an indigenous language.90% of economic activity is related to agriculture, with coffee being the cash crop.
Yaitepec is one of the centers of the Chatino
Chatino
Chatino is the Spanish name of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico, and also of their language, the Chatino language. Chatino communities are located in the southeastern region of the state of Oaxaca. Speakers of Chatino are numbered around 23,000 , but ethnic Chatinos may number many...
people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.
The municipality selects its authorities under the Uses and Customs system, which lets indigenous communities conserve their traditional political structure.
Although infrastructure is modern, the Chatino community has maintained its traditional culture.
Most of the women wear traditional dress, including colorful skirts and the richly embroidered blouses with unqiue local designs of bright flowers and animals.
The clothes are hand-woven using back strap looms and hand embroidered.
The town is "dry": no alcohol is sold.