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San Juan Mazatlán is a town and
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in
Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
in southeastern
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and is the third largest municipality in Oaxaca behind
San Carlos Yautepec San Carlos Yautepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to th ...
and
Santa María Chimalapa Santa María Chimalapa is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and the easternmost and largest municipality in Oaxaca, but is also the least densely populated municipality in Oaxaca. It is part of the Juchitán District in th ...
. 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 A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corp ...
district within the
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca La Sierra Norte de Oaxaca is a heavily wooded region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is 62 km from the city of Oaxaca on Federal highway 175, heading east towards Tuxtepec. The region is divided into three districts: Ixtlán, which ha ...
Region. Mazatlán's name in Nahuatl means "the place of deer".


Geography

The municipality covers an area of 1990.28 km2. The town is 520 meters above sea level. The climate is temperate, with an average temperature of 20 °C, and humid.


Flora and fauna

Local flowers include tulip, marigold, bougainvillea, gardenia and margarita. The forests contain pine, cedar, ceiba, mamey, huanacasle, caobilla and cypress, with fruit provided by oranges, tangerines, custard apples, mangoes and avocados. Local birds are pheasant, chachalacas, ostrich, quail, parrots, parakeets, toucans and perníz. Wild animals include mountain lions, pumas, bobcats, leopards, tapirs, weasels, mouse, gopher, rabbit, anteater, and raccoons. There are various types of snake including deaf adder, boa, coral, and rattlesnake, as well as chameleons, lizards and iguanas.


Economy

As of 2005, the municipality had 3,319 households with a total population of 16,138 of whom 8,543 spoke an indigenous language. Most homes have dirt floors, tiled or sheet metal roofs and walls of adobe and brick. The municipal seat is connected by dirt road to the main highway that leads to
Matías Romero Matías Romero Avendaño (24 February 1837 – 30 December 1898) was a Mexican politician and diplomat who served three times as Secretary of Finance and twice as ambassador of Mexico to the United States during the 19th century. Early life ...
. The people mostly grow coffee in the main town and in the communities of San Pedro Chimaltepec, Santiago Malacatepec, La Nueva Esperanza, Santa María Villa Hermosa, San Pedro Acatlán, Loma Santa Cruz, San Antonio del Valle, Rancho Juárez and Monte Aguila. The
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, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade label. The people also cultivate corn, beans and peppers of various kinds for their own use. Some communities grow lemon, oranges, mandarins and mamey. There is very small scale cattle breeding, and more deer ("mazates") than cattle in the area.


References

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