Santiago Comaltepec
Encyclopedia
Santiago Comaltepec is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
.
It is part of the Ixtlán District
in the Sierra Norte
region.
The municipality covers an area of 65.07 km² and is about 2,000 meters above sea level.
The region is covered with cloud forests of oak and pine wood. Fruit trees include apple, peach, orange and banana. Wild animals include badger, mountain lion, boar and fox. Trout and crappie are found in the streams.
As of 2005, the municipality had 336 households with a total population of 1,386 of whom 1,203 spoke an indigenous language. The roads are unpaved. The main economic activities were agriculture, hunting and fishing.
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...
.
It is part of the Ixtlán District
Ixtlán District, Oaxaca
Ixtlán District is located in the northeast of the Sierra Norte region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.The district includes 26 municipalities, bringing together a total of 161 settlements which at the 2000 census had between them 40,218 inhabitants, the majority of them indigenous Zapotec...
in the Sierra Norte
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
La Sierra Norte de Oaxaca is a heavily-wooded region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.It is 62 km from the city of Oaxaca on Federal highway 175, heading east towards Tuxtepec....
region.
The municipality covers an area of 65.07 km² and is about 2,000 meters above sea level.
The region is covered with cloud forests of oak and pine wood. Fruit trees include apple, peach, orange and banana. Wild animals include badger, mountain lion, boar and fox. Trout and crappie are found in the streams.
As of 2005, the municipality had 336 households with a total population of 1,386 of whom 1,203 spoke an indigenous language. The roads are unpaved. The main economic activities were agriculture, hunting and fishing.