Asunción Ixtaltepec
Asunción Ixtaltepec is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. It is pairt o the Juchitán Destrict in the wast o the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. The toun wis foondit in 1546. The name means "White Muntain".[1]
Asunción Ixtaltepec | |
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Municipality an toun | |
  Asunción Ixtaltepec Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′N 95°3′W / 16.500°N 95.050°WCoordinates: 16°30′N 95°3′W / 16.500°N 95.050°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 547.33 km2 (211.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 14,438 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
Environs
eeditThe municipality covers a aurie o 547.33 km² at a average elevation o 30 metres abuin sea level. The laund is generally flat, wi some hills, an is near the upper lagoon. It is bordered bi the Los Perros river. The toun is aboot 9 km frae the ceety o Juchitan de Zaragoza, an is connectit tae the ceety throu a branch o the Pan American Heich-gate.[1] The Nizanda het springs are locatit atween the touns o Carrasquedo an Mena (Nizanda) in the municipality. The springs are accessible bi a path beside a smaw river full o watter lilies leadin throu a exuberant forest. The river oreeginates in caves in which the het springs arise, an haes puils for bathin.[2]
Economy
eeditAs o 2005, the municipality haed 3,936 hoosehauds wi a tot population o 14,438 o whom 6,583 spoke a indigenous leid. Economic activities include cultivation o maize, sorghum, peanuts, beans an sesame, cattle an poultry breedin, an manufactur o handmade textiles, reid brick an pottery that are sauld throuoot the kintra.[1] In Januar 2010 the Inter-American Development Bank appruivit US$102 million in pairtial financin for twa wind facilities in the region, ane o which wad be in Asunción Ixtaltepec.[3]
Airts
eeditA tradeetional shape o pottery made in the Santa Rita Barrio o Ixtaltepec is the “tinaca de mujer”, a watter ceuler in the shape o a wumman made o reid cley, aboot ane metre taw or slichtly lairger. The figur haes a bell-shapit skirt an tiny pointit breasts, an cairies a shallae bowl o saund on her heid in which thare is a watter jug decoratit wi lizards an aiblins turtles in law relief. The watter is kept ceul throu evaporation. The local potters mak flouer pots an aw, plates an barrel-shapit pots wi a open end for fryin tortillas.[4]
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Kirk o the Virgin o Asunción -
Municipal Palace o Asunción -
Kiosk in the Jesus Rasgado pairk, o Asunción
References
eedit- ↑ a b c "Asunción Ixtaltepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 18 Julie 2011. Retrieved 15 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Nizanda". Secretary of Tourism of the State of Oaxaca. Archived frae the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 15 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Wind farms in Mexico to generate green power for Cemex cement company and the Wal-Mart retail chain". Elsevier Ltd. 11 Januar 2010. Retrieved 15 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "OAXACAN CRAFTS: woodcarving, pottery, basketery, weaving, textiles and embroidery - Pottery". OaxacaOacaca. Archived frae the original on 24 Mey 2010. Retrieved 15 Julie 2010.