Asunción Tlacolulita is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
in south-western
Mexico
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.
It is part of the
Yautepec District
Yautepec District is located in the east of the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Environment
The district lies in the eastern end of the Sierra Madre del Sur and is mountainous, with an area of 4,772 square kilometers.
The temp ...
in the east of the
Sierra Sur Region.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 244.96 km
2 at a height of 450 meters above sea level in the
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 Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.
Geography
The Sierra Madre del Sur joins with the Eje Volcánico Transv ...
mountains. The climate is tropical with little rain in the summer. Tree include mahogany, cedar, oak, breadsticks, gunacaxtle, Guayacan and pine. Mango, tamarind, plum, sapodilla, lemon, avocado and papaya fruits are grown. Wild fauna include wild boar, ocelots, snakes, lion, coyotes and foxes.
Population
As of 2005, the municipality had 186 households with a total population of 699 of whom 54 spoke an indigenous language.[
]
Economy
Economic activities include agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans, coffee and various fruits. The village has two cooperative associations that raise cattle, an important source of income, and some also raise goats, sheep, and pigs. Hunting and fishing are practiced on a small scale for personal consumption. Bricks and roofing tiles are manufactured locally for building houses,[
]
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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