Misplaced Pages

San Bartolo Yautepec

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
San Bartolo Yautepec
Municipality and town
San Bartolo Yautepec is located in MexicoSan Bartolo YautepecSan Bartolo YautepecLocation in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°26′N 95°58′W / 16.433°N 95.967°W / 16.433; -95.967
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total196.5 km (75.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total661
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Bartolo Yautepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Yautepec District in the east of the Sierra Sur Region.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 196.5 km² at an elevation of 860 meters above sea level in the foothills to the east of the Sierra Madre del Sur. The climate is hot, with prevalent winds from the north and most rainfall during summer and autumn.

Flora and fauna

Trees include oak, prickly pear, mahogany, kapok tree, pine, and guanacaste. Various fruits grow in the area such as avocado, guava, soursop, sapodilla, pitaya, cocoanut, orange, tangerine, pomegranate, lime, lemon, mamey, sapodilla, tamarind, banana and plum. Wildlife includes coyote, deer, armadillo, badger, rabbit, opossum, squirrel, bobcat, ocelot, wild boar and turtle.

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had 177 households with a total population of 661 of whom 195 spoke an indigenous language.

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture, growing maize, sorghum, peanuts and other crops such as beans, coffee and various fruits. Some people keep cattle, sheep and pigs, and some produce mezcal.

References

  1. ^ "San Bartolo Yautepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
Stub icon

This article about a location in the Mexican state of Oaxaca is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Municipalities of Yautepec District, Oaxaca
See also Municipalities of Oaxaca
Categories:
San Bartolo Yautepec Add topic