San Pedro Comitancillo
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San Pedro Comitancillo is a town and
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...
in south-western
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. It is part of the
Tehuantepec District Tehuantepec District is located in the west of the Istmo Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the cities of Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec Tehuantepec (, in full, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) is a city and municipality in the southeas ...
in the west of the Istmo Region.


Geography

The municipality covers an area of 165.86 km². The only river is the Guigu Shunii. The climate is warm, sub humid with summer rains. Flora include nopal, guayacan cuajilote, huamuchil, fig, acacia, huaje, oak, mahogany, mango, coconut and lemon. Wild fauna include coyote, opossum, raccoon, hare, chachalaca, dove, quail, armadillo, iguana and rabbit.


Economy

As of 2005, the municipality had 1,018 households with a total population of 3,858, of whom 1,941 spoke an indigenous language called "Zapoteco". The main economic activities include agriculture, growing corn, beans, sesame and peanuts, and breeding of cattle, pigs and goats. Hunting and fishing is practiced for local consumption. The forests are logged for fine wood to be used in furniture making, and for fuel and construction. There are some local businesses in San Pedro Comitancillo Oaxaca. One is the local free market where people from the town goes to sell their local products, such as corn, cheese, milk or some traditional dishes. The second is an old drugstore "Farmacia San Pedro" which has 27 years old of history in this town, and is the most complete store. There are two more drugstores and some other kind of locals. There are several "puestos de comida" it means night restaurants which sell "tlayudas" -singular and delicious local dish.


References

{{Tehuantepec District Municipalities of Oaxaca