Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the

Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca. The region includes the districts of Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapam, Huajuapan, Coixtlah ...

of the State of

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 ...

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 ...

. The climate is temperate, with average temperature of 20.6°C. The warmest area is the municipality of San Nicolás Hidalgo (21.1°C) and the coolest is San Mateo Nejapam (19.6°C). Annual rainfall is about 920 mm, with highest rainfall in September. The region has coniferous forests that include ceiba, huanacastle, pine, strawberry, moral, and oak. Wildlife include rattlesnake, quail, frog, lynx, mountain rabbit, coyote, gray fox, owl, red squirrel, eagle, hawk, necklace dove and owl.

Municipalities

The district includes the following municipalities: * Calihualá * Guadalupe de Ramírez * Ixpantepec Nieves *

San Agustín Atenango San Agustín Atenango is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 82.93 km2. It is part of the Silacayoapam District Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the Mixteca Regi ...

* San Andrés Tepetlapa * San Francisco Tlapancingo *

San Juan Bautista Tlachichilco San Juan Bautista Tlachichilco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 183.7 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the st ...

* San Juan Cieneguilla *

San Juan Ihualtepec San Juan Ihualtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 146.72 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxa ...

* San Lorenzo Victoria * San Mateo Nejapam *

San Miguel Ahuehuetitlán San Miguel Ahuehuetitlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 94.41 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state ...

* San Nicolás Hidalgo * Santa Cruz de Bravo * Santiago del Río * Santiago Tamazola * Santiago Yucuyachi *

Silacayoapam Silacayoapam is a town and Municipalities of Oaxaca, municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region. Town Once part of the Coixtlahuaca state, after the Spanish conquest the town was ...

* Zapotitlán Lagunas

References

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