Santiago Yaveo is a town and municipality

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

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It is in the east of the Choapam District

Choapam District, Oaxaca

Choapam District is located in the south of the Papaloapan Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district has an area of 3,166 km2, and as of 2005 had a population of 37,809....

 in the south of the Papaloapan Region

Papaloapan Region, Oaxaca

The Cuenca del Papaloapan Region is in the north of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico where the foothills of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca meet the coastal plain of Veracruz.The principal city is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, the second largest in Oaxaca state....

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Geography

The municipality covers an area of 1,315.37 km². The western part lies in the Sierra Mixe, while most of the district to the east is in the flat coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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The climate is warm. Average temperature is 24ºC with rain from June to September.
Flowing through the municipality the Tabla stream turns into the Chisme river. The Puxmecatán river forms the boundary with the neighboring municipality of San Juan Cotzocón

San Juan Cotzocon

San Juan Cotzocon is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.The name "Cotzocón" or "Cozogón" means "Dark Mountain".-Environment:...

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Economy

The municipality was established on 15 March 1825. The first primary school was built in 1975, and a health clinic was established in 1978. In 1989 electricity was introduced, and in 1994 a "tele-secondary" school was created. Potable water supplies were introduced in 1998.
As of 2005, the municipality had 1,256 households with a total population of 5,503 of whom 1,384 spoke indigenous languages.

All communities now have potable water and electricity, but there are no formal sewers other than some septic tanks.
Houses are typically built of brick or cement block adobe, with dirt floors and palm thatch roofs.
The main cash crop is coffee, but the people grow corn, peppers, squash, beans, green beans, chayote, banana, pineapple, lentils and lemon for their own consumption.
Some own livestock for personal use, and some supplement their diet through fishing and hunting.
A plan was announced in 1996 to establish eucalyptus plantations to supply the paper industry.

Social issues

In February 2010 there were threats of violence to eject unpopular politicians after a disputed election result.
In March 2010 there was a confrontation between armed farmers and villagers over the use of municipal land in which serious injuries were sustained. The villagers had moved in and started clearing land for cultivation that the farmers had obtained by sale from the authorities.
In May 2010 three brothers were shot dead in the Nuevo Ocotlán community.