Ixtlán District
| Ixtlán District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Oaxaca regions and districts: Sierra Norte to the Northeast | |
| Coordinates: 17°19′50″N 96°29′14″W / 17.33056°N 96.48722°WCoordinates: 17°19′50″N 96°29′14″W / 17.33056°N 96.48722°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
Ixtlán District is located in the northeast of the Sierra Norte region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
The district includes 26 municipalities, bringing together a total of 161 settlements which at the 2000 census had between them 40,218 inhabitants, the majority of them indigenous Zapotec speakers.[1]
Scenery near Santo Domingo Cacalotepec
Entrance to church in Capulalpam de Méndez
Main street of Guelatao de Juarez
General view of Ixtlan de Juárez
An economically sustainable, community-owned fish farm, located near Ixtlan.
The Cloud Forest of Santiago Comaltepec is some the best conserved in the world
Municipalities
Municipalities of Ixtlán District
The district includes the following municipalities:[2]
- Abejones
- Capulalpam de Méndez
- Evangelista Analco
- Guelatao de Juárez
- Ixtlán de Juárez
- Natividad
- Nuevo Zoquiapam
- San Juan Atepec
- San Juan Chicomezúchil
- 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
References
- ↑ El Premio Gobierno y Gestión Local. "Associatióon de Municipios del Distrito de Ixtlán de Juárez". (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Estado de Oaxaca". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
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