Santa Ana Tavela 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
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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 tem ...
in the east of the
Sierra Sur Region.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 81.65 km² at a height of 700 meters above sea level.
The climate is warm temperate with rainfall during summer autumn, and winds generally blowing from north to south.
Trees include pine, oak, Tepehuajes, mahogany, cuchipilin, juniper, mesquite, brasil and pochote.
Pitaya, pears, mangoes, avocado, lemon and plum grow in the area.
Wild fauna include mountain lion, tiger, coyote, badger, wolf, raccoon, wild cat, deer, boar, lion, ocelots, foxes and raccoons.
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Economy
As of 2005, the municipality had 277 households with a total population of 1,012 inhabitants of whom six spoke an indigenous language.
The people engage in agriculture {maize, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, beans, coffee and various fruits) and raise cattle, pigs and goats.
They hunt and fish for their own consumption.
There is some logging of maguey trees.[
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References
{{Yautepec District
Municipalities of Oaxaca