San Pedro Tapanatepec

San Pedro Tapanatepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.

San Pedro Tapanatepec
Municipality and town
San Pedro Tapanatepec Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°22′N 94°12′W
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
District	Juchitán District
Area
• Total	544.78 km2 (210.34 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

History

The town was founded on 23 April 1669, and became a municipality on March 15, 1825. The name means "broken hill".^[1] Before the arrival of the Spanish, the town was inhabited by Zoque people, and may have been part of the Xoconochco province of the Zapotec kingdom of Tehuantepec.^[2]

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 544.78 km². The town is at an elevation of 40 meters above sea level. There is one river, the Novillero, which rises at El Potrerito in the Sierra Madre. The climate is warm, sub-humid with summer rains. Flora include mesquite, mango, sapodilla, lemon, tepezcohuite, pochote, low scrub and grassland. Wild fauna include wild boar, rabbit, coyote, deer, armadillo and iguana.^[1]

Population

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 13,647 of whom 609 spoke an indigenous language.

Economy

Economic activity included growing corn, sorghum, sesame, watermelon, melon, mango and lemon, and raising cattle, goats, sheep, horses and poultry. Dairy farming is important in the community. The town also has facilities for canning fruit.^[1]