Ciudad Ixtepec

Ixtepec (formally: Ciudad Ixtepec; previously kent as Villa de San Jerónimo Doctor) is a smaw ceety, an municipality o the same name, locatit in the state o Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. It is pairt o the Juchitán Destrict in the wast o the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.

Ciudad Ixtepec
Ciudad Ixtepec
Coordinates: 16°34′N 95°06′W
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Municipality	Ixtepec
Foondit	16t century
Area
• Total	229.65 km2 (88.67 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2005)(municipality)
• Total	24,181
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Demonym	Ixtepecano

Environs

The municipality haes a aurie o 229.65 km² at a average elevation o 40 metres abuin sea level. The climate is wairm, wi rainfaw o 950 mm annually maistly fawin in the simmer. Average temperatur is 27.4 °C, rangin frae 21.5 °C tae 30.7 °C.

Economy

As o 2005, thare wur 6,481 hoosehaulds wi a population o 24,181, o whom 4,667 spoke an indigenous leid. Like Ixtaltepec, Juchitán an Tehuantepec, Ixtepec haes a significant native Zapotec population. Mony indigenous tradeetions are still follaeed.

Ixtepec uised tae be an important railwey center point, but nouadays nae passenger train traffec runs throu. Housomeivver, a varsity haes recently been constructit thare. Economic activities include vera limitit agricultur on 972 hectares o irrigatit laund growin corn, sorghum, sesame an vegetables, 408 smaw ferms raisin cattle, pigs or goats, fish hatcheries for crappie, tilapia an red snapper, manufactur o bricks, schuil uniforms an hame furnishins, an minin o black clay for makkin pots an figurines an adobe bricks.

Commonties

As municipal seat, Ciudad Ixtepec haes govrenin authority ower the follaein commonties:

• Cheguigo Juárez
• Quinta Sección
• Chivaguí
• Colonia Alejandro Cruz Martínez
• Colonia la Candelaria
• Colonia Niza Luba
• El Carrizal (Chivaniza)
• El Zapote
• Guichilana
• Guigobazaá
• La Guadalupe
• La Huana Milpería
• La Providencia
• La Rufa
• Laguna Bacuela
• Los Cascabeles
• Los Laureles
• Niza Shiga (Monte Grande)
• Nizandá
• Rancho Félix Enríquez Sangermán
• Río Seco
• San Jerónimo