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Santa María Xadani 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
Juchitán District is located in the east of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico and the easternmost district in Oaxaca, covering the southern part of a low-lying corridor through the mountains that separates the Gulf of ...
in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 89.31 km2. The town is 20 meters above sea level, and is about 3 km from the Laguna Superior. The Los Perros river passes through the municipality and is used for irrigation. The climate is tropical, with summer rainfall averaging 950 mm.Flora and fauna
Flora include mesquite, ceiba, sapodilla, coconut, gulavere, willow, fruit trees and native grasslands. Wild fauna include armadillo, iguana, rabbit, opossum and birds such as mockingbird and rook. Some efforts have been made to involve the inhabitants in reforestation programs, but with limited success.Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had 1,492 households with a total population of 7,283 of whom 6,114 spoke an indigenous language.Economy
Economic activities include cultivation of beans, sorghum, maize, sesame, pumpkin, peanut, melon and watermelon, animal husbandry of cattle, pigs and goats, and fishing for shrimp and other crustaceans in the lagoon.External links
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