Santa María Ixcatlan
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Santa María Ixcatlan is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Teotitlán District
in the north of the Cañada Region
.
The municipality has an area of 201.58 km2 at an elevation of 1,840 meters above sea level.
In the settled areas the climate is hot and humid with abundant rainfall in summer.
Other areas are arid with little rainfall.
Trees include morillo, oak and juniper, and fruit-bearing peach, apricot, pomegranates, figs and hawthorn.
Local birds include chachalaca, quail, dove, sparrow, goldfinch, orioles, hawks and eagles.
Wild life includes coyote, fox, wild cat, wild boar, badger, rattlesnake, coral snake, lizards and scorpions.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 573 of whom 37 people spoke an indigenous language.
The town is the only one inhabited by speakers of the Ixcatec language
.
According to the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, there were only 8 speakers of the Ixcateco
(Xwja) language in 2008.
Most of the population is engaged in cultivation of maize, beans, wheat and barley, and also in manufacture of artisan products made from palms. There is small-scale animal husbandry of goat, cattle, horses and donkeys.
Mezcal is produced in the village.
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 Teotitlán District
Teotitlán District, Oaxaca
Teotitlán District is located in the north of the Cañada Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Ejutla de Crespo*Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón*Huautepec...
in the north of the Cañada Region
Cañada, Oaxaca
Cañada is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico covering 4,300 square km. It includes two districts, Teotitlán and Cuicatlán.The main administrative center is Teotitlan de Flores Magon, but Huautla de Jimenez is considered the most important cultural center in the region.The region is named after...
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The municipality has an area of 201.58 km2 at an elevation of 1,840 meters above sea level.
In the settled areas the climate is hot and humid with abundant rainfall in summer.
Other areas are arid with little rainfall.
Trees include morillo, oak and juniper, and fruit-bearing peach, apricot, pomegranates, figs and hawthorn.
Local birds include chachalaca, quail, dove, sparrow, goldfinch, orioles, hawks and eagles.
Wild life includes coyote, fox, wild cat, wild boar, badger, rattlesnake, coral snake, lizards and scorpions.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 573 of whom 37 people spoke an indigenous language.
The town is the only one inhabited by speakers of the Ixcatec language
Ixcatec language
Ixcatec, also known as Xwja, is a language spoken by the people of the Mexican village of Santa María Ixcatlan, in the northern part of the state of Oaxaca...
.
According to the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, there were only 8 speakers of the Ixcateco
Ixcatec language
Ixcatec, also known as Xwja, is a language spoken by the people of the Mexican village of Santa María Ixcatlan, in the northern part of the state of Oaxaca...
(Xwja) language in 2008.
Most of the population is engaged in cultivation of maize, beans, wheat and barley, and also in manufacture of artisan products made from palms. There is small-scale animal husbandry of goat, cattle, horses and donkeys.
Mezcal is produced in the village.