San Pedro Mixtepec, Juquila Explained

San Pedro Mixtepec
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 Km2:325.1
Area Blank1 Title:Town
Area Blank1 Km2:2.34
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:49780
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:5103
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:16°N -97.1169°W
Elevation M:220

San Pedro Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region.[2]

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 325.1 km2 at an average altitude of 220 meters above sea level on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca.The climate is warm and humid.Flora is diverse, including tulips, roses, bougainvillea, cempaxóchitl, rose garden, lemon blossoms, noon platanillo, prickly pear, cedar, macuil, huanacaxtle, mahogany and palmFruit trees include mango, banana, mamey sapote, sapodilla, coconut, lemon, rtamarindo, almond, orange and lemon lime.[2]

Population

As of 2005, the municipality had 7,881 households with a total population of 33,682 of whom 919 spoke an indigenous language.40% of the population of the municipality is engaged in agriculture, and 20% in animal husbandry.Tourism employs 20% of the population in the port and tourist center of Puerto Escondido and the nearby Bajos de Chila.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/oaxaca/20318/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: SAN PEDRO MIXTEPEC - DISTR. 22 . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . June 12, 2009.