Santa María Chilapa de Diaz 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 south-western Mexico.
It is part of the
Teposcolula District
Teposcolula District is located in the center of the Mixteca Region, Oaxaca, Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
*Santa María Chilapa de Diaz, Chilapa de Diaz
*La T ...
in the center of the Mixteca Region.
The name Chilapa means "Water from chiles".
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 234.75 km
2 at an altitude of 1900 meters above sea level.
The climate is mild, averaging about 17 °C.
Flora and fauna
Trees include oak, pine and pitch pine. Wild fauna include coyotes, snakes, lizards and scorpions.
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Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had 484 households with a total population of 1,687 of whom 151 spoke an indigenous language.
Economy
Economic activity includes agriculture (corn, beans and wheat) and some cattle ranching. There is a cooperative that processes sugar cane from the state of Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
for rum and brandy. In addition there is a factory making polyethylene products and a third dedicated to manufacture and marketing of raffia.[
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History
The foundation date of the town is unknown because it burned down in 1879 and all the original titles were lost.[
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References
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Municipalities of Oaxaca