Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the

Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca. The region includes the districts of Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapam, Huajuapan, Coix ...

of the State of

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Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

. The climate is temperate, with average temperature of 20.6°C. The warmest area is the municipality of San Nicolás Hidalgo (21.1°C) and the coolest is San Mateo Nejapam (19.6°C). Annual rainfall is about 920 mm, with highest rainfall in September. The region has coniferous forests that include ceiba, huanacastle, pine, strawberry, moral, and oak. Wildlife include rattlesnake, quail, frog, lynx, mountain rabbit, coyote, gray fox, owl, red squirrel, eagle, hawk, necklace dove and owl.

Municipalities

The district includes the following municipalities: * Calihualá *

Guadalupe de Ramírez Guadalupe de Ramírez is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 59.96 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of ...

* Ixpantepec Nieves *

San Agustín Atenango San Agustín Atenango is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 82.93 km2. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state o ...

San Andrés Tepetlapa San Andrés Tepetlapa is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 76.55 km2. It is part of the Silacayoapam District Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the Mixteca ...

* San Francisco Tlapancingo *

San Juan Bautista Tlachichilco San Juan Bautista Tlachichilco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 183.7 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the Mi ...

* San Juan Cieneguilla *

San Juan Ihualtepec San Juan Ihualtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 146.72 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxa ...

* San Lorenzo Victoria * San Mateo Nejapam * San Miguel Ahuehuetitlán *

San Nicolás Hidalgo San Nicolás Hidalgo is a town and Municipalities of Oaxaca, municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 56.14 km². It is part of the Silacayoapam District, Oaxaca, Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca ...

* Santa Cruz de Bravo * Santiago del Río * Santiago Tamazola * Santiago Yucuyachi *

Silacayoapam Silacayoapam is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region. Town Once part of the Coixtlahuaca Coixtlahuaca ( Chocho: ''Nguichee;'' Mixtec: ''Yodzocoo;'' Nahuatl: ...

* Zapotitlán Lagunas

References

Districts of Oaxaca Mixteca Region {{Oaxaca-geo-stub