Santo Domingo Petapa is a town and
municipality
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in
Oaxaca
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in south-western
Mexico
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.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 232.2 km
2, at an average altitude of 250 meters above sea level, and 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 ...
of the
Istmo de Tehuantepec
Istmo de Tehuantepec is the largest region of the state of Oaxaca, located in southeastern Mexico.
Geography
It covers the southern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the shortest route between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean before t ...
region. The climate is hot and humid with summer rains.
Flora and fauna
Flora include mahogany, cedar, oak, pine, pine, and Nopo guanacaste, deer, pochote, chiviveta, beo, mamey, taro and cassava.
Wild fauna include boar, badger, raccoon, armadillo, squirrel, wild cat and rabbit.
Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,583 of whom 2,696 spoke indigenous languages.
A painting on cotton cloth from 1540 depicts the town and its neighbor
Guevea de Humboldt.
The picture records the history of the people from the time of their migration from
Zaachila
Zaachila (the Zapotec name; Nahuatl: ''Teotzapotlan''; Mixtec: ''Ñuhu Tocuisi'') was a powerful Mesoamerican city in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico, from the city of Oaxaca. The city is named after Zaachila Yoo, the Zapotec ruler, in the late 14 ...
up to the Spanish conquest, and was designed to establish ancient property rights.
Economy
The main economic activity is coffee cultivation.
The people also grow corn, beans, pineapple, citrus, melon and watermelon, raise cattle, horses, pigs and poultry, and engage in logging.
[
The ]Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
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Arts and entertainment Music
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** ''Uni ...
, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade label.
External links
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References
{{Juchitán District
Municipalities of Oaxaca