Juchitán District is located in the east of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, covering the southern part of a low-lying corridor through the mountains that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific ocean. The district has an area of 13,300 km2 and a population as of 2005 of 339,445.
The climate is warm. The district is relatively flat in the southern coastal plain, bounded by lagoons and then the ocean. Inland to the north it is hillier, rising to the crest of the isthmus and then descending towards the Veracruz coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The land rises to mountains to the West (Sierra Madre de Oaxaca) and the East (Sierra Madre de Chiapas).[1] The municipalities of Santa María Chimalapa and San Miguel Chimalapa contain a large part of the Selva Zoque, the largest tract of tropical rainforest in Mexico, which contains the majority of terrestrial biodiversity in the country.[2]
Economyedit
Other than in the towns of the trans-isthmus corridor in the west of the district, most people are engaged in agriculture. Near the coast, there is fishing activity, and in some inland areas fine lumber is extracted for use in furniture making.[1] The government has plans to develop the trans-isthmus corridor. This includes improving transportation routes across the isthmus between the Caribbean and the Pacific, and developing an industrial zone along the highway. Other plans include creating coffee plantations and cattle corridors, expanding production of beans, maize and chili and exploiting the bio-genetic resources of native medicinal plants.[3]
The isthmus has reliable, dominant north-south winds. Some pilot wind farms have been built, notably at La Venta.[4] There are plans to build more, although there has been local resistance due to the communal ownership of land and concerns that the annual rental prices offered are too low[5][6] A plan first proposed in 1977 for a dam in Los Chimalapas has been stalled due to environmental concerns.[3] In June 2008 the State of Oaxaca was again proposing construction of a storage dam in the El Corte River basin in the Chimalapa sub-region, with the potential to irrigate 100,000 hectares of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and to supply water to the Salina Cruz Refinery.[7]
Municipalitiesedit
The district includes the following municipalities:[1]
^ abEmanuel Gómez (March 2002). "El futuro de la Selva Zoque". La Jornada, Suplemento Ojarasca Nº 59 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-27.
^(PDF). Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
^Karen Trejo (2008-08-14). . Latinamerica Press. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
^"Wind farms in Mexico to generate green power for Cemex cement company and the Wal-Mart retail chain". Elsevier Ltd. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
^. SENADO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE MEXICO. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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Juchitan District is located in the east of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region of the State of Oaxaca Mexico covering the southern part of a low lying corridor through the mountains that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific ocean The district has an area of 13 300 km2 and a population as of 2005 of 339 445 Juchitan DistrictDistrictOaxaca regions and districts Istmo to the eastCoordinates 16 26 N 95 01 W 16 433 N 95 017 W 16 433 95 017Country MexicoStateOaxaca Isthmus of Tehuantepec road and railways Juchitan in the southContents 1 Environment 2 Economy 3 Municipalities 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesEnvironment editThe climate is warm The district is relatively flat in the southern coastal plain bounded by lagoons and then the ocean Inland to the north it is hillier rising to the crest of the isthmus and then descending towards the Veracruz coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico The land rises to mountains to the West Sierra Madre de Oaxaca and the East Sierra Madre de Chiapas 1 The municipalities of Santa Maria Chimalapa and San Miguel Chimalapa contain a large part of the Selva Zoque the largest tract of tropical rainforest in Mexico which contains the majority of terrestrial biodiversity in the country 2 Economy editOther than in the towns of the trans isthmus corridor in the west of the district most people are engaged in agriculture Near the coast there is fishing activity and in some inland areas fine lumber is extracted for use in furniture making 1 The government has plans to develop the trans isthmus corridor This includes improving transportation routes across the isthmus between the Caribbean and the Pacific and developing an industrial zone along the highway Other plans include creating coffee plantations and cattle corridors expanding production of beans maize and chili and exploiting the bio genetic resources of native medicinal plants 3 nbsp La Venta wind farmThe isthmus has reliable dominant north south winds Some pilot wind farms have been built notably at La Venta 4 There are plans to build more although there has been local resistance due to the communal ownership of land and concerns that the annual rental prices offered are too low 5 6 A plan first proposed in 1977 for a dam in Los Chimalapas has been stalled due to environmental concerns 3 In June 2008 the State of Oaxaca was again proposing construction of a storage dam in the El Corte River basin in the Chimalapa sub region with the potential to irrigate 100 000 hectares of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and to supply water to the Salina Cruz Refinery 7 Municipalities edit nbsp Municipalities in Juchitan DistrictThe district includes the following municipalities 1 Municipality Area km2 2005Population IndigenousPopulationAsuncion Ixtaltepec 547 14 438 6 583Chahuites 161 9 929Ciudad Ixtepec 230 24 181 4 667El Barrio de La Soledad 233 13 439El Espinal 83 8 219Juchitan de Zaragoza 415 85 869Matias Romero 1 460 38 421Reforma de Pineda 194 2 691San Dionisio del Mar 237 5 165 2 639San Francisco del Mar 401 6 874 926San Francisco Ixhuatan 407 9 050San Juan Guichicovi 564 27 646 19 367San Miguel Chimalapa 1 593 6 541 1 988San Pedro Tapanatepec 545 13 647 609Santa Maria Chimalapa 3 572 8 643 3 381Santa Maria Petapa 145 13 867 3 294Santa Maria Xadani 89 7 283 6 114Santiago Niltepec 680 4 961 56Santo Domingo Ingenio 355 7 299 465Santo Domingo Petapa 232 7 583 2 696Santo Domingo Zanatepec 1 024 10 716 211Union Hidalgo 133 12 983 7 230Gallery edit nbsp Church of the Virgin of Asuncion nbsp Municipal Palace of Asuncion nbsp Kiosk in the Jesus Rasgado park of Asuncion nbsp Church in Espinal nbsp Palacio Municipal in Ciudad Ixtepec nbsp Juchitan Municipal Palace nbsp Graffiti in Juchitan nbsp Railway Station the landmark of Matias Romero nbsp Street in Santo Domingo ZanatepecReferences edit a b c Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Oaxaca Archived from the original on 2010 07 10 Retrieved 2010 07 08 Selva Zoque PDF Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Retrieved 2010 06 28 permanent dead link a b Emanuel Gomez March 2002 El futuro de la Selva Zoque La Jornada Suplemento Ojarasca Nº 59 in Spanish Retrieved 2010 06 27 3er Cologuio Internacional Sobre Oportunidades para el Desarrollo de la Ventosa Oaxaca Mexico PDF Comision Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energia Archived from the original PDF on 2010 08 21 Retrieved 2010 07 16 Karen Trejo 2008 08 14 Wind parks take over indigenous lands Latinamerica Press Archived from the original on 2011 01 07 Retrieved 2010 07 15 Wind farms in Mexico to generate green power for Cemex cement company and the Wal Mart retail chain Elsevier Ltd 11 January 2010 Retrieved 2010 07 15 Respuestas de las solicitudes de informacion recibidas el dia 25 de de 2008 Folio UE LX 0670 2008 SENADO DE LA REPUBLICA DE MEXICO Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2010 06 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juchitan District amp oldid 1004088778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,