Santiago Zacatepec
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Santiago Zacatepec is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
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It is part of the Sierra Mixe
district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
Region.
The Spanish municipality was founded around 1520.
The municipality covers an area of 142.89 km² of mountainous and wooded terrain. The town is at an elevation of 1,200 above sea level.
The climate is mild with most rain between from June and January.
Flora include oak, cedar, sapodilla, mahogany and chokecherry.
Wild fauna include deer, skunk, rabbit, squirrel, badger, wild boar, wild cat, mountain lion, mole, mountain lion, monkey, armadillo, fox, raccoon and opossum.
As of 2005, the municipality had 1,106 households with a total population of 4.871 of whom 4,378 people spoke an indigenous language. Most of the people are engaged in agriculture, growing corn, beans and fruits.
There is some production of mezcal.
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...
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It is part of the Sierra Mixe
Sierra Mixe
The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities and covers 4,930 km2 at an average elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level....
district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
La Sierra Norte de Oaxaca is a heavily-wooded region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.It is 62 km from the city of Oaxaca on Federal highway 175, heading east towards Tuxtepec....
Region.
The Spanish municipality was founded around 1520.
The municipality covers an area of 142.89 km² of mountainous and wooded terrain. The town is at an elevation of 1,200 above sea level.
The climate is mild with most rain between from June and January.
Flora include oak, cedar, sapodilla, mahogany and chokecherry.
Wild fauna include deer, skunk, rabbit, squirrel, badger, wild boar, wild cat, mountain lion, mole, mountain lion, monkey, armadillo, fox, raccoon and opossum.
As of 2005, the municipality had 1,106 households with a total population of 4.871 of whom 4,378 people spoke an indigenous language. Most of the people are engaged in agriculture, growing corn, beans and fruits.
There is some production of mezcal.