Santa Cruz Zenzontepec
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Santa Cruz Zenzontepec is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Sola de Vega District
in the Sierra Sur Region
.
The name "Zenzontepec" means "Four hills".
The municipality covers an area of 361.06 km² at an elevation of 950 meters above sea level.
The terrain is rugged, in the southern edge of the Sierra Madre del Sur
.
The climate is mild with summer rains.
There is a wide variety of trees, flowers and edible plants.
Fruit that grow in the area include mango, cherimoya, mamey, lime, lemon, black sapote, nanche, plum, coconut, avocado, lemon, papaya and pineapple.
Fauna include mountain lion, tiger, wild boar, deer, badger, opossum, fox, armadillo, squirrel, raccoon, skunk and bats.
As of 2005, the municipality had 3,088 households with a total population of 16,773 of whom 9,643 spoke indigenous languages.
The houses typically have cement floors, mud adobe walls and galvanized steel or tile roofs.
The majority of the population is engaged in agriculture, planting corn, beans and vegetables at the family level.
Zenzontepec is one of the centers of the Chatino
people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.
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 Sola de Vega District
Sola de Vega District, Oaxaca
Sola de Vega District is located in the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.The district center is Villa Sola de Vega.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*San Francisco Cahuacua*San Francisco Solá...
in the Sierra Sur Region
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
Sierra Sur is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the districts of Putla, Sola de Vega, Miahuatlán and Yautepec. Miahuatlán is the largest city.The region has 70 municipalities, some very poor, such as Zanizá, Amoltepec and Los Loxichas....
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The name "Zenzontepec" means "Four hills".
The municipality covers an area of 361.06 km² at an elevation of 950 meters above sea level.
The terrain is rugged, in the southern edge of the Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre del Sur
The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Istmo de Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.-Geography:...
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The climate is mild with summer rains.
There is a wide variety of trees, flowers and edible plants.
Fruit that grow in the area include mango, cherimoya, mamey, lime, lemon, black sapote, nanche, plum, coconut, avocado, lemon, papaya and pineapple.
Fauna include mountain lion, tiger, wild boar, deer, badger, opossum, fox, armadillo, squirrel, raccoon, skunk and bats.
As of 2005, the municipality had 3,088 households with a total population of 16,773 of whom 9,643 spoke indigenous languages.
The houses typically have cement floors, mud adobe walls and galvanized steel or tile roofs.
The majority of the population is engaged in agriculture, planting corn, beans and vegetables at the family level.
Zenzontepec is one of the centers of the Chatino
Chatino
Chatino is the Spanish name of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico, and also of their language, the Chatino language. Chatino communities are located in the southeastern region of the state of Oaxaca. Speakers of Chatino are numbered around 23,000 , but ethnic Chatinos may number many...
people, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.