San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz explained

San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:200px
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 Km2:154.38
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:25395
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:18.0667°N -128°W

San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is some 50 km west of Tuxtepec, and is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region.[1]

Geography

The municipality is at an altitude of 140 meters above sea level, and covers 154.38 km2, located on the left bank of the Santo Domingo river.The climate is hot, averaging 24.7 °C year round, with rainfall in the months of June, July, August, September and October.Forested areas contain fig, avocado, mahogany, oak, cedar, limaloe, palm and ceiba hormiguillo.Wildlife includes deer, brocket deer, jaguar, white-tailed deer, gray fox, porcupine, armadillo and raccoon.[1] The municipality includes the following communities:

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture, with crops that include large-scale coffee, corn, beans, sugar cane, medicinal plants and fodder. Some of the people keep cattle, goats and pigs. Some engage in hunting and fishing for their own consumption.Weaving at home is another occupation.

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had 5,035 households with a total population of 25,395, of which 20,654 spoke an indigenous language.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . 2010-07-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110517174401/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20134a.htm . 2011-05-17.