San Lucas Camotlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 127.58 km2. It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.[1]
San Lucas Camotlán | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Lucas Camotlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°57′N 95°43′W / 16.950°N 95.717°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.58 km2 (49.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,524 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Population edit
As of 2005, the municipality had 518 households with a total population of 2,524 of whom 2,168 spoke an indigenous language. About 90% of the population is engaged in agriculture, and 10% in animal husbandry.[1] The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade label.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "San Lucas Camotlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region" (PDF). GPIAtlantic. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
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