San Pedro Juchatengo

San Pedro Juchatengo
Municipality and town

Village Market & Tourist Centre
San Pedro Juchatengo

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 16°20′35″N 97°5′15″W / 16.34306°N 97.08750°W / 16.34306; -97.08750Coordinates: 16°20′35″N 97°5′15″W / 16.34306°N 97.08750°W / 16.34306; -97.08750
Country  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Area
  Total 108.44 km2 (41.87 sq mi)
Elevation 860 m (2,820 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 1,618
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

San Pedro Juchatengo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the centre of the Costa Region. The name comes from "Xochiatengo", which means "Flowers on the waters edge".[1]

The municipality covers an area of 108.44 km² at an altitude of 860 metres above sea level. Terrain is mountainous, part of the Sierra Madre del Sur. The climate is temperate subhumid, with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847.0 mm. Flora include laurel, bougainvillea and roses.[1]

As of 2005, the municipality had 360 households with a total population of 1,618 of whom 8 spoke an indigenous language. The main economic activity is agriculture. The local people fish in the Balsas River, which is locally known as the Atoyac river, which runs past the town, to supplement their diet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pedro Juchatengo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 210-07-25. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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