Santo Tomás Jalieza 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
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.
It is part of the
Ocotlán District
Ocotlán District is located in the south of the Valles Centrales de Oaxaca, Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Municipalities
The district includes the following municipalities:
* Asunción Ocotlán
* Magdalena Ocotlán
* O ...
in the south of the
Valles Centrales Region.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 51.03 km
2 at en elevation of 1,500 meters above sea level.
Its climate is temperate.
The soil is composed of volcanic material overlaying rock at a depth of 10 centimeters or less.
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Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had 568 households with a total population of 2,885 of whom 382 people spoke an indigenous language.
Economy
Economic activity includes agriculture, producing maize, beans, wheat, sugarcane and fruits, and cattle rearing.
Mezcal is produced in the village.[
Santo Tomás Jalieza is known as the "town of belts" (cinturones) for the attractive embroidered cloth and leather belts that are made here.
The townsfolk have also adapted their designs to clothing, purses and bags.]
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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