Santiago Astata

Santiago Astata is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The name "Astata" means "place of herons".^[1]

Santiago Astata Municipality
Municipality
Santiago Astata Municipality Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 15°59′N 95°40′W
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Area
• Total	446.54 km2 (172.41 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 446.54 km² at an elevation of 30 metres above sea level. The climate is very warm. Flora includes deciduous trees and shrubs such as passion fruit, cachimbo and mesquite. Wild fauna consist of deer, rabbit, badger and wild boar.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Santiago Astata (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	40.5 (104.9)	39.5 (103.1)	40.5 (104.9)	42 (108)	42 (108)	40 (104)	41 (106)	41.5 (106.7)	41 (106)	40 (104)	39.5 (103.1)	39.5 (103.1)	42 (108)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.7 (92.7)	34.4 (93.9)	34.9 (94.8)	35.3 (95.5)	35.3 (95.5)	33.4 (92.1)	33.9 (93.0)	33.7 (92.7)	32.7 (90.9)	33.3 (91.9)	34.2 (93.6)	33.8 (92.8)	34.0 (93.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.8 (80.2)	27.1 (80.8)	27.8 (82.0)	28.5 (83.3)	29.0 (84.2)	27.8 (82.0)	27.9 (82.2)	27.8 (82.0)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.6 (81.7)	27.0 (80.6)	27.6 (81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	19.9 (67.8)	20.8 (69.4)	21.7 (71.1)	22.7 (72.9)	22.2 (72.0)	22.0 (71.6)	22.0 (71.6)	21.5 (70.7)	21.0 (69.8)	21.0 (69.8)	20.2 (68.4)	21.2 (70.2)
Record low °C (°F)	11 (52)	13 (55)	12 (54)	15 (59)	17 (63)	15 (59)	14 (57)	15.5 (59.9)	15 (59)	14 (57)	13.5 (56.3)	11.5 (52.7)	11 (52)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30.3 (1.19)	1.2 (0.05)	3.6 (0.14)	8.7 (0.34)	80.6 (3.17)	305.1 (12.01)	199.7 (7.86)	198.2 (7.80)	235.7 (9.28)	100.9 (3.97)	35.2 (1.39)	8.7 (0.34)	1,207.9 (47.56)
Average precipitation days	1.7	0.3	0.8	0.7	5.3	13.2	10.9	12.4	14.1	6.4	1.2	0.6	67.6
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2][3]

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,642 of whom 273 spoke an indigenous language.^[1] A few people speak the lowland version of Oaxacan Chontal, a language that is in danger of extinction.^[4]

Economy

Economic activities include agriculture (beans, corn, sesame, sorghum, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and peanuts), animal husbandry (cattle, goats and pigs), harvesting the ocean for fish and shellfish for the Salina Cruz market, limestone quarrying and logging.