San Pedro Amuzgos municipality

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San Pedro Amuzgos municipality is a rural municipality in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its indigenous Amuzgo population and rich textile-weaving traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
borderingEntityType other municipalities of Oaxaca
country Mexico
culturalIdentity Amuzgo NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Amuzgo people NERFINISHED
governmentType municipal government
hasArtisanalSector embroidery artisans
textile artisans
hasClimate tropical climate
hasCulturalEvent local patron saint festival
hasCulturalHeritage Amuzgo traditional dress NERFINISHED
Amuzgo weaving patterns
hasDemographicCharacteristic high proportion of indigenous speakers
hasEconomicCharacteristic low-income rural economy
hasIndigenousPopulation Amuzgo people NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructureLevel limited basic services
hasMajorReligion Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalSeat San Pedro Amuzgos NERFINISHED
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly rural settlements
hasRuralCharacter true
hasTraditionalKnowledge cotton spinning
natural dyeing techniques
indigenousLanguageStatus Amuzgo used in daily life
isPartOfIndigenousRegion Amuzgo region NERFINISHED
knownFor indigenous handicrafts
textile weaving
traditional backstrap-loom weaving
languageSpoken Amuzgo language NERFINISHED
Spanish language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Oaxaca NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Oaxaca NERFINISHED
locatedInCountrySubdivision Oaxaca NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Sierra Sur region of Oaxaca NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
officialLanguageStatus Spanish at municipal administration
partOf United Mexican States NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity small-scale commerce
subsistence agriculture
textile production
regionType indigenous cultural region
terrainFeature mountainous terrain
traditionalProduct embroidered textiles
handwoven huipiles
usesWeavingTechnique backstrap loom
UTCOffset −6
UTCOffsetDST −5

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San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo languageOf San Pedro Amuzgos municipality