Unión Hidalgo 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
Juchitán District in the west of the
Istmo de Tehuantepec region.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 132.69 km
2 at an average height of 20 meters above sea level. The weather is warm, sub-humid with summer rains.
Flora and fauna
Flora include Guanacaste, mesquite, cactus, fruit trees (mango, tamarind, coconut, papaya) and pastures.
Wild fauna includes Coyote, skunk, armadillo, badger, rabbit, dove, quail, rook and iguana.
Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had 3,236 households with a total population of 12,983 of whom 7,230 spoke an indigenous language.
Economy
Economic activity includes cultivating corn, beans, sorghum, melon and watermelon, and animal husbandry including cattle, goats, sheep, horses and poultry.
Fishing is of great economic importance.
Some households also manufacture goods woven from palms.
Many of the people are engaged in trade and tourism.[
File:Okaygreisy00398.jpg, Preparing the Tapu (cloth ball) in Unión Hidalgo
]
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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