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
The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities and covers 4,930 km2 at an average elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level.
As of 2005 the dis ...
district within the
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.
Population
As of 2005, the municipality had 518 households with a total population of 2,524 of whom 2,168 spoke an indigenous language.
About 90% of the population is engaged in agriculture, and 10% in animal husbandry.
[
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a ]fair trade
Fair trade is an arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve sustainable and equitable trade relationships. The fair trade movement combines the payment of higher prices to exporters with improved social and enviro ...
label.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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