Abejones
Abejones (Spaingie: meanin "beetles", frae abejón) is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. The municipality covers an aurie o 122.48 km2. It is pairt o the Ixtlán Destrict in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca region.
Abejones | |
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Municipality an toun | |
  Abejones Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′N 96°36′W / 17.433°N 96.600°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122.48 km2 (47.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,114 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
It shares borders wi San Pablo Macuiltianguis tae the north, wi Santa Ana Yareni an Santa María Jaltianguis tae the sooth, wi San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca, San Miguel Aloapam an San Juan Bautista Jayacatlán tae the wast, an wi San Pablo Macuiltianguis, San Juan Atepec an San Juan Evangelista Analco tae the east. Its approximately 94 km frae the ceety o Oaxaca de Juárez. This aurie haes a vera uneven terrain an thare is nae hectare that is a complete level in the whole municipality. The local muntains are cried the Sierra Marcos Pérez an some o its muntains reach the three thoosan metres. It is quite a dry region but the cauld wather helps some fruit trees an forests. The anerlie river near is the Rio Grande. As o 2005, the municipality haed a tot population o 1114.[1]
Toponomy
eeditThe name Abejones haes an interestin meanin an backgrund. Thare is nae actual name in Spainyie for the municipality. In zapotec the name for Abejones is "Beruc-ni" (the name o a teep o bird). The name for the municipality wis taken in memory o the bird. The bird uised tae be eaten bi primitive commonties in this zone o Oaxaca. The municipality is then cried "Abejones" acause o the quantitie o bees (abejas) existin in the zone.[1]
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Abejones". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 27 Januar 2007. Retrieved 12 Juin 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)