The town had its origins when the residents of San Juan Palantla needed to escape an epidemic that devastated the village. First they established a village they called Valle Real; however, because of the place's bad location, they moved on to several farming areas called San Pedro Ozumasín, San Mateo Yetla and Santa María Jacatepec. The last was established as a town in 1650 and then as at municipality in 1896.[1]
Near the town are 3 springs called Tzul Zul,Paraíso Escondido and Arroyo Blanco which have been converted into recreational parks.[2]
The municipalityedit
As municipal seat, Jacatepec has governing authority over the following communities:
Boca de Perro, Cerro Caballo, Cerro Concha, Cerro de Viento, Cinco de Oro, Colonia Emiliano Zapata, Ejido Adalberto Vélez, El Diamante, El Fortín II, El Guayabo, El Hule (La Hulera), El Porvenir, Emiliano Zapata, La Florida, La Joya de Santa María, Lacatepec, La Nueva Esperanza, La Nueva Soledad, La Reforma, La Soledad, Loma del Carmen, Macedonio Alcalá, Nuevo Faisán, Nuevo Málzaga, Rancho Alegre, Rancho Faisán, Rancho Gavilán, Rancho Manantial, San Agustín, San Lorenzo, San Martín, Santa Sofía, Vega del Sol, and Vuelta Abajo (Lucero Alto)
Referencesedit
^ ab. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
santa, maría, jacatepec, town, municipality, located, state, oaxaca, north, valle, nacional, jacatepec, comes, from, nahuatl, meaning, jackal, hill, part, tuxtepec, district, papaloapan, region, only, meters, above, level, coordinates, 200country, mexicostateo. Santa Maria Jacatepec is a town and municipality located in the state of Oaxaca 11 km north of the Valle Nacional Jacatepec comes from Nahuatl meaning on jackal hill It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region and is only 30 meters above sea level 1 Santa Maria JacatepecSanta Maria JacatepecCoordinates 17 51 N 96 12 W 17 850 N 96 200 W 17 850 96 200Country MexicoStateOaxacaMunicipalitySanta Maria JacatepecTime zoneUTC 6 Central US Central Summer DST UTC 5 Central Contents 1 The town 2 The municipality 3 References 4 External linksThe town editThe town had its origins when the residents of San Juan Palantla needed to escape an epidemic that devastated the village First they established a village they called Valle Real however because of the place s bad location they moved on to several farming areas called San Pedro Ozumasin San Mateo Yetla and Santa Maria Jacatepec The last was established as a town in 1650 and then as at municipality in 1896 1 Near the town are 3 springs called Tzul Zul Paraiso Escondido and Arroyo Blanco which have been converted into recreational parks 2 The municipality editAs municipal seat Jacatepec has governing authority over the following communities Boca de Perro Cerro Caballo Cerro Concha Cerro de Viento Cinco de Oro Colonia Emiliano Zapata Ejido Adalberto Velez El Diamante El Fortin II El Guayabo El Hule La Hulera El Porvenir Emiliano Zapata La Florida La Joya de Santa Maria Lacatepec La Nueva Esperanza La Nueva Soledad La Reforma La Soledad Loma del Carmen Macedonio Alcala Nuevo Faisan Nuevo Malzaga Rancho Alegre Rancho Faisan Rancho Gavilan Rancho Manantial San Agustin San Lorenzo San Martin Santa Sofia Vega del Sol and Vuelta Abajo Lucero Alto References edit a b Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Oaxaca Santa Maria Jacatepec Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Quintanar Hinojosa Beatriz August 2007 Ciudad de Oaxaca Guia Mexico Desconocido Oaxaca 137 87 External links editMaps of Mexico 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Maria Jacatepec amp oldid 1154788614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
