Santa María Ixcatlán

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Santa María Ixcatlán is a small indigenous municipality in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, known as the principal community of the Ixcatec people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeDivision municipality of Santa María Ixcatlán NERFINISHED
borderingEntity other municipalities of Oaxaca
capitalOf Santa María Ixcatlán Municipality NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
continent North America
country Mexico
demographicsCharacteristic predominantly indigenous population
elevation approximately 1900 meters above sea level
ethnicGroup Ixcatec people NERFINISHED
governmentType municipality
hasCulturalHeritage Ixcatec cuisine NERFINISHED
Ixcatec festivals NERFINISHED
Ixcatec traditional dress NERFINISHED
traditional Ixcatec customs
hasIndigenousLanguageSpeakers Ixcatec NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousPopulation yes
hasLocalGovernment municipal council
municipal president
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasRoadConnection regional roads of Oaxaca
hasSettlementType town
isEndangeredLanguageCenter Ixcatec language preservation
isInRegion Cañada region of Oaxaca NERFINISHED
isPrincipalSettlementOf Ixcatec people NERFINISHED
isRural yes
isSeatOf Santa María Ixcatlán Municipality NERFINISHED
knownFor being the principal community of the Ixcatec people
preservation of the Ixcatec language
languageUsed Ixcatec language
Spanish
locatedIn Oaxaca NERFINISHED
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Oaxaca NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
officialName Santa María Ixcatlán NERFINISHED
partOf Mexico NERFINISHED
Oaxaca NERFINISHED
population approximately 1000 inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity livestock raising
subsistence agriculture
religion Roman Catholicism
local indigenous beliefs
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
utcOffset −6
utcOffsetDST −5

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Ixcatec language primaryMunicipality Santa María Ixcatlán
Ixcatec spokenIn Santa María Ixcatlán