Sierra Mixe

The Sierra Mixe or Mixes Destrict is a destrict in the east o the Sierra Norte Region o the Mexican state o Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities an covers 4,930 km² at an average elevation o 1,200 meters abuin sea level. As o 2005 the destrict haed a total population o 96,920. The main food crops are maize and beans, while permanent crops include coffee, lemon and oranges.

Sierra Mixe Destrict
Destrict
Oaxaca regions an destricts: Sierra Norte tae Northeast
Coordinates: 17°10′N 95°47′W
Kintra	Mexico
State	Oaxaca

Maist o the inhabitants are o indigenous Mixe ethnicity, an the Mixe leids are spoken throuoot the region. The wastren pairt o the region is heich Sierra, wi climate ranging to temperate tae cauld wi strang winds an saisons o daily an constant rains an storms, this chynges tae the Mixe media territories; o lawer muntain ranges but still a vera abrupt an rough terrain, wi daily rain, rangin frae tropical tae mist forests tae pine-encine, but the mair eastren pairts are the tropical lawlands o the Isthmus o Tehuantepec.

Sierra Mixe and main towns

Municipalities

Mixe Municipalities

The destrict includes the follaein municipalities:

Municipality	Area km2	2005 Population	Indigenous language speakers
Asunción Cacalotepec	77	753
Mixistlán de la Reforma	191	2,438
San Juan Cotzocón	945	22,478	10,712
San Juan Mazatlán	1,990	16,138	8,543
San Lucas Camotlán	128	2,524	2,168
San Miguel Quetzaltepec	199	6,015	5,428
San Pedro Ocotepec	137	2,171	1,933
San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla	108	4,319	3,639
Santa María Alotepec	149	2,526	2,262
Santa María Tepantlali
Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Santiago Atitlán	83	3,187	2,790
Santiago Ixcuintepec	102	1,441	1,124
Santiago Zacatepec	143	4,871	4,378
Santo Domingo Tepuxtepec
Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo
Totontepec Villa de Morelos	319	4,780