San Lucas Camotlán

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San Lucas Camotlán
Municipality and town
San Lucas Camotlán is located in Mexico
San Lucas Camotlán
San Lucas Camotlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°57′N 95°43′W / 16.950°N 95.717°W / 16.950; -95.717Coordinates: 16°57′N 95°43′W / 16.950°N 95.717°W / 16.950; -95.717
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total127.58 km2 (49.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total2,524
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

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]

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[]

  1. ^ a b "San Lucas Camotlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region" (PDF). GPIAtlantic. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
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