Santiago Yaitepec
Santiago Yaitepec | |
|---|---|
Municipality an toun | |
  Santiago Yaitepec Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°13′N 97°16′W / 16.217°N 97.267°WCoordinates: 16°13′N 97°16′W / 16.217°N 97.267°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.58 km2 (20.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,840 m (6,040 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,665 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
Santiago Yaitepec is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico, twa kilometre sootheast o Santa Catarina Juquila. It is pairt o the Juquila Destrict in the centre o the Costa Region. The name "Yaitepec" means "Three hills".[1]
Environs
[eedit | eedit soorce]The municipality covers a aurie o 53.58 km² at a hicht o 1,840 metre abuin sea level. The terrain is hilly, in the fuithills o the Sierra Madre del Sur. The climate is temperate an humid, wi a average temperatur o 17.9°C an annual rainfaw o 1,347.6 mm. Trees include pine, fir, pine, madrone, moral, aik, an alder. Wild fauna include opossum, skunk, armadillo, rabbit, snake an deer.[1]
Fowk
[eedit | eedit soorce]As o 2005, the municipality haed 623 hoosehaulds wi a total population o 3,665, 3,137 o wham spak a hamelt leid. 90% o economic activity is relatit tae agricultur, wi coffee bein the cash crap.[1] Yaitepec is ane o the centres o the Chatino fowk, relatit tae the Zapotec but wi a distinct leid.[2] The municipality selects its authorities unner the Uisses an Customs seestem, whilk lets indigenous commonties hain their tradeetional poleetical structur.[3]
Awtho infrastructur is modren, the Chatino commonty haes mainteened its tradeetional cultur. Maist o the weemen wear tradeetional dress, includin colorfu skirts an the richly floorisht blouses wi lanely local designs o bricht flouers an ainimals. The claes is haun-woven uisin back strap looms an haun floorisht. The toun is "dry": nae alcohol is sauld.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c "Santiago Yaitepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 24 Mey 2007. Retrieved 24 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Chatino of Oaxaca". Mexican Textiles. Retrieved 24 Julie 2010.
- ↑ a b "Fiesta of Santiago: Annual Fair in Santiago Yaitepec". El Sol de la Costa. 14 Julie 2010. Retrieved 24 Julie 2010.[deid airtin]