Sierra Mixe
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The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region
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....

 of the Mexican state of 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...

. It comprises 17 municipalities
Municipalities of Oaxaca
The Mexican state of Oaxacais made up of 571 municipalities —more than any other state....

 and covers 4,930 km2 at an average elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level.
As of 2005 the district had a total population of 96,920.
The main food crops are maize and beans, while permanent crops include coffee, lemon and oranges.

Most of the inhabitants are of indigenous Mixe
Mixe
The Mixe or Mije is an indigenous group inhabiting the eastern highlands of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. They speak the Mixe languages which are classified in the Mixe–Zoque family, and are more culturally conservative than other indigenous groups of the region, maintaining their language to this...

 ethnicity, and the Mixe languages
Mixe languages
The Mixe languages are languages of the Mixean branch of the Mixe–Zoquean language family indigenous to southern Mexico. According to a 1995 classification, there are seven of them...

 are spoken throughout the region. The western part of the region is high Sierra, with climate ranging to temperate to cold with strong winds and seasons of daily and constant rains and storms, this changes to the Mixe media territories; of lower mountain ranges but still a very abrupt and rough terrain, with daily rain, ranging from tropical to mist forests to pine-encine, but the more eastern parts are the tropical lowlands of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and prior to the opening of the Panama Canal was a major shipping route known simply as the Tehuantepec Route...

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Municipalities

The district includes the following municipalities:
Municipality Area km2 2005
Population
Indigenous
language
speakers
Asunción Cacalotepec
Asunción Cacalotepec
Asunción Cacalotepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 76.55 km². It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 753....

 
77 753
Mixistlán de la Reforma
Mixistlán de la Reforma
Mixistlán de la Reforma is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 191.4 km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
191 2,438
San Juan Cotzocon
San Juan Cotzocon
San Juan Cotzocon is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.The name "Cotzocón" or "Cozogón" means "Dark Mountain".-Environment:...

 
945 22,478 10,712
San Juan Mazatlán
San Juan Mazatlán
San Juan Mazatlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.Mazatlán's name in Nahuatl means "the place of deer".-Environment:...

 
1,990 16,138 8,543
San Lucas Camotlán
San Lucas Camotlán
San Lucas Camotlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 127.58 km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
128 2,524 2,168
San Miguel Quetzaltepec
San Miguel Quetzaltepec
San Miguel Quetzaltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
199 6,015 5,428
San Pedro Ocotepec
San Pedro Ocotepec
San Pedro Ocotepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 136.51 km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
137 2,171 1,933
San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla
San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla
San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
108 4,319 3,639
Santa María Alotepec
Santa María Alotepec
Santa María Alotepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.The name Alotepec means "hill of the macaws'....

 
149 2,526 2,262
Santa María Tepantlali
Santa María Tepantlali
Santa María Tepantlali is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Santa María Tlahuitoltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.-References:...

 
Santiago Atitlán
Santiago Atitlán, Oaxaca
Santiago Atitlán, Oaxaca is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.The municipality covers wooded and mountainous area of 82.93 km²....

 
83 3,187 2,790
Santiago Ixcuintepec
Santiago Ixcuintepec
Santiago Ixcuintepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.The name "Ixcuintepec" means "Dog Head Hill".-Environment:...

 
102 1,441 1,124
Santiago Zacatepec
Santiago Zacatepec
Santiago Zacatepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.The Spanish municipality was founded around 1520....

 
143 4,871 4,378
Santo Domingo Tepuxtepec
Santo Domingo Tepuxtepec
Santo Domingo Tepuxtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo
Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo
Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region....

 
Totontepec Villa de Morelos
Totontepec Villa de Morelos
Totontepec Villa de Morelos is a small village and municipality, in the Sierra Mixe district of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located some 1840 metres above sea level and some 326 km from the state capital, Oaxaca de Juárez...

319 4,780
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