Santiago Comaltepec
Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
17°34′N 96°33′W / 17.567°N 96.550°W / 17.567; -96.550![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
Santiago Comaltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Ixtlán District in the Sierra Norte region.[1]
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 65.07 km2 and is about 2,000 meters above sea level. The region is covered with cloud forests of oak and pine wood. Fruit trees include apple, peach, orange and banana. Wild animals include badger, mountain lion, boar and fox. Trout and crappie are found in the streams.[1]
Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had 336 households with a total population of 1,386 of whom 1,203 spoke an indigenous language, Chinantec. The roads are unpaved. The main economic activities were agriculture, hunting and fishing.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Santiago Comaltepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
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Municipalities of Ixtlán District, Oaxaca
- Abejones
- Capulalpam de Méndez
- Evangelista Analco
- Guelatao de Juárez
- Ixtlán de Juárez
- Natividad
- Nuevo Zoquiapam
- San Juan Atepec
- San Juan Chicomezuchil
- San Juan Quiotepec
- San Miguel Aloápam
- San Miguel Amatlán
- San Miguel del Río
- San Miguel Yotao
- San Pablo Macuiltianguis
- San Pedro Yaneri
- San Pedro Yólox
- Santa Ana Yareni
- Santa Catarina Ixtepeji
- Santa Catarina Lachatao
- Santa María Jaltianguis
- Santa María Yavesía
- Santiago Comaltepec
- Santiago Laxopa
- Santiago Xiacuí
- Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez
See also Municipalities of Oaxaca