San Miguel Chimalapa
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San Miguel Chimalapa is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Juchitán District
in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region
.
The municipality covers an area of 1593.5 km² at an altitude of 120 meters above sea level.
The climate is warm temperate, sub-humid with summer rains, with 2100 mm of annual precipitation.
Flora include cedar, Guanacaste, pine, pine, oak, Nopo, milk, yellow, mahogany, orange, banana, tangerine, mamey and nanche.
Fauna include tiger, lion (endangered), raccoon, tapir, paca, coyote, fox, badgers, anteaters, wild boar, fox, rabbit, armadillo, mazatec, monkey, parrots, pheasant, rattlesnake and coral snake.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,541 of whom 1,988 spoke an indigenous language.
As of 2,000 there were about 1,675 Zoque
speakers in the municipality.
The municipality covers part of the Selva Zoque
, an ecologically sensitive forest area.
Economic activity includes agriculture (corn, beans, squash and coffee), animal husbandry (cattle, pigs, goats and sheep) and logging of timber for furniture making.
Hunting and fishing is practiced by permission in the dry season.
Municipalities of Mexico State
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in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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It is part of the Juchitán District
Juchitán District, Oaxaca
Juchitán District is located in the east of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, covering the southern part of a low lying corridor through the mountains that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific ocean....
in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region
Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Istmo de Tehuantepec is the largest region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It covers the southern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the shortest route between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean before the Panama Canal was opened....
.
The municipality covers an area of 1593.5 km² at an altitude of 120 meters above sea level.
The climate is warm temperate, sub-humid with summer rains, with 2100 mm of annual precipitation.
Flora include cedar, Guanacaste, pine, pine, oak, Nopo, milk, yellow, mahogany, orange, banana, tangerine, mamey and nanche.
Fauna include tiger, lion (endangered), raccoon, tapir, paca, coyote, fox, badgers, anteaters, wild boar, fox, rabbit, armadillo, mazatec, monkey, parrots, pheasant, rattlesnake and coral snake.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,541 of whom 1,988 spoke an indigenous language.
As of 2,000 there were about 1,675 Zoque
Zoque
The Zoque are an indigenous people of Mexico; they speak variants of the Zoque languages.This group consists of 41,609 people, according to the 2000 census...
speakers in the municipality.
The municipality covers part of the Selva Zoque
Selva Zoque
The Selva Zoque , which includes the Chimalapas rain forest, is an area of great ecological importance in Mexico. Most of the forest lies in the state of Oaxaca but parts are in Chiapas and Veracruz....
, an ecologically sensitive forest area.
Economic activity includes agriculture (corn, beans, squash and coffee), animal husbandry (cattle, pigs, goats and sheep) and logging of timber for furniture making.
Hunting and fishing is practiced by permission in the dry season.