Santo Tomás Jalieza
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Santo Tomás Jalieza is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
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It is part of the Ocotlán District
in the south of the Valles Centrales Region
.
The municipality covers an area of 51.03 km² at en elevation of 1,500 meters above sea level.
Its climate is temperate.
The soil is composed of volcanic material overlaying rock at a depth of 10 centimeters or less.
As of 2005, the municipality had 568 households with a total population of 2,885 of whom 382 people spoke an indigenous language.
Ecnomic activity includes agriculture, producing maize, beans, wheat, sugarcane and fruits, and cattle rearing.
Mezcal is produced in the village.
Santo Tomás Jalieza is known as the "town of belts" (cinturones) for the attractive embroidered cloth and leather belts that are made here.
The townsfolk have also adapted their designs to clothing, purses and bags.
Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
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 Ocotlán District
Ocotlán District, Oaxaca
Ocotlán District is located in the south of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Asunción Ocotlán*Magdalena Ocotlán*Ocotlán de Morelos...
in the south of the Valles Centrales Region
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
The Valles Centrales is a region in the heart of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.It includes the districts of Etla, Centro, Zaachila, Zimatlán, Ocotlán, Tlacolula and Ejutla...
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The municipality covers an area of 51.03 km² at en elevation of 1,500 meters above sea level.
Its climate is temperate.
The soil is composed of volcanic material overlaying rock at a depth of 10 centimeters or less.
As of 2005, the municipality had 568 households with a total population of 2,885 of whom 382 people spoke an indigenous language.
Ecnomic activity includes agriculture, producing maize, beans, wheat, sugarcane and fruits, and cattle rearing.
Mezcal is produced in the village.
Santo Tomás Jalieza is known as the "town of belts" (cinturones) for the attractive embroidered cloth and leather belts that are made here.
The townsfolk have also adapted their designs to clothing, purses and bags.