Silacayoapam
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Silacayoapam is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
. It is part of the Silacayoapam District
in the Mixteca Region
.
state, after the Spanish conquest the town was officially founded in 1692.
It is at an elevation of 1,620 meters in a mountain valley in northwestern Oaxaca.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,486 of whom 1,392 spoke an indigenous language, living in 1,532 households.
The main economic activity is agriculture, accounting for 80% of the economy. The main crops are corn, beans and some fruits, as well as wheat.
Some of the people raise cattle and poultry.
There is some artisan production of mezcal, brandy, woven sisal, palm and ceramics.
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...
. It is part of the Silacayoapam District
Silacayoapam District, Oaxaca
Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.The climate is temperate, with average temperature of 20.6°C...
in the Mixteca Region
Mixteca Region, Oaxaca
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca....
.
Town
Once part of the CoixtlahuacaCoixtlahuaca
Coixtlahuaca was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican state in the Mixteca Alta . Coixtlahuaca was a multi-ethnic polity, inhabited by both Chochos and Mixtecs. In addition to the Chocho and Mixtec languages, Nahuatl was used as a lingua franca...
state, after the Spanish conquest the town was officially founded in 1692.
It is at an elevation of 1,620 meters in a mountain valley in northwestern Oaxaca.
Municipality
The municipality covers an area of 417.2 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,486 of whom 1,392 spoke an indigenous language, living in 1,532 households.
The main economic activity is agriculture, accounting for 80% of the economy. The main crops are corn, beans and some fruits, as well as wheat.
Some of the people raise cattle and poultry.
There is some artisan production of mezcal, brandy, woven sisal, palm and ceramics.