Santa María Ecatepec 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
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.
The name "Ecatepec" means "mountain air".
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 719.56 km² at an elevation of 1,840 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 temperate humid.
Forests contain pine, oak, mahogany, cedar, ash, Tepehuaje, guanacastle and cuachipilin.
Fruit trees such as mango, sapodilla, mamey, sapodilla, orange, lime, peach, pear, pumpkin, apple, soursop and guava are grown.
Wildlife includes coyote, fox, puma, deer, squirrel, badger, armadillo, ocelot, lion, wolf, raccoon, opossum and boar. There are many species of birds.
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Demographics
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,253 of whom 515 spoke an indigenous language.
Economy
Economic activities include agriculture (maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans, coffee and various fruits), animal husbandry, logging, pottery and tannery.[
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References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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