Santiago Ixcuintepec Explained

Santiago Ixcuintepec
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oaxaca
Area Total Km2:102.07
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:1,441
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:16.9333°N -132°W
Elevation M:800

Santiago Ixcuintepec 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.

Name

The name "Ixcuintepec" means "Dog Head Hill".[1]

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 102.07 km², with mountainous terrain. The climate is mild and humid.

Flora and fauna

Flora include pine and oak trees, tulip, red and purple bougainvillea, marigolds and rose of Castille flowers. Edible plants include squash, cassava, sweet potatoes, quintanilla and the Guille de chayote leaf and heart, as well as bananas, avocados, mamey, oranges, sapodilla, black sapote, mango and custard pineapple. Wild fauna include peacock, chachalaca, dove blue, toucans, orioles, mockingbirds, roadrunner, boa, deaf adder, coral and scorpion.[1]

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had 305 households with a total population of 1,441, of which 1,124 spoke an indigenous language.95% of the people are engaged in agriculture, cultivating maize, beans, wheat, fruits and vegetables.[1] The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, under a fair trade label.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santiago Ixcuintepec. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . 2010-07-18.
  2. Web site: Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region . GPIAtlantic . 2010-07-18.