Asunción Tlacolulita Explained

Asunción Tlacolulita
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oaxaca
Area Total Km2:244.96
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:699
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:16.3°N -138°W

Asunción Tlacolulita is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Yautepec District in the east of the Sierra Sur Region.[1]

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 244.96 km2 at a height of 450 meters above sea level in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains. The climate is tropical with little rain in the summer. Tree include mahogany, cedar, oak, breadsticks, gunacaxtle, Guayacan and pine. Mango, tamarind, plum, sapodilla, lemon, avocado and papaya fruits are grown. Wild fauna include wild boar, ocelots, snakes, lion, coyotes and foxes.[1]

Population

As of 2005, the municipality had 186 households with a total population of 699 of whom 54 spoke an indigenous language.[1]

Economy

Economic activities include agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans, coffee and various fruits. The village has two cooperative associations that raise cattle, an important source of income, and some also raise goats, sheep, and pigs. Hunting and fishing are practiced on a small scale for personal consumption. Bricks and roofing tiles are manufactured locally for building houses,[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asunción Tlacolulita . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . June 12, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070329015348/http://e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20008a.htm . March 29, 2007 .