| Santa María Ecatepec | |
| 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: | 719.56 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 16.2833°N -148°W |
| Elevation M: | 1,840 |
Santa María Ecatepec 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.The name "Ecatepec" means "mountain air".[1]
The municipality covers an area of 719.56 km² at an elevation of 1,840 meters above sea level in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains.The climate is temperate humid.Forests contain pine, oak, mahogany, cedar, ash, Tepehuaje, guanacastle and cuachipilin. Fruit trees such as mango, sapodilla, mamey, sapodilla, orange, lime, peach, pear, pumpkin, apple, soursop and guava are grown. Wildlife includes coyote, fox, puma, deer, squirrel, badger, armadillo, ocelot, lion, wolf, raccoon, opossum and boar. There are many species of birds.[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,253 of whom 515 spoke an indigenous language.[1]
Economic activities include agriculture (maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans, coffee and various fruits), animal husbandry, logging, pottery and tannery.[1]