San Juan Quiahije
San Juan Quiahije | |
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Municipality an toun | |
  San Juan Quiahije Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°18′N 97°19′W / 16.300°N 97.317°WCoordinates: 16°18′N 97°19′W / 16.300°N 97.317°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.86 km2 (35.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,154 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
San Juan Quiahije is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. It is pairt o the Juquila Destrict in the centre o the Costa Region. Quiahije means "Stane Forest" in the Zapotec leid.[1]
The municipality covers a aurie o 91.86 km² at a altitude o 1,960 metres abuin sea level. The climate is temperate humid wi a average temperatur o 16.4°C an annual rainfaw o 847 mm. The forests contain pines an oaks. Wild fauna include deer, rabbits. iguanas, armadillos, squirrels, badgers, raccoons, wild boars, skunks, wildcats, foxes an coyotes.[1]
As o 2005, the municipality haed 593 hoosehaulds wi a total population o 4154 o whom 3.517 fowk spoke a indigenous leid. Economic activities include fermin, ainimal husbandry an trade.[1] Quiahije is ane o the centres o the Chatino fowk, relatit tae the Zapotec but wi a distinct leid.[2]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c "San Juan Quiahije". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 12 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "Chatino of Oaxaca". Mexican Textiles. Retrieved 23 Julie 2010.
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