Villa Sola de Vega
Villa Sola de Vega is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico, part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region. The meaning "Place of quails" comes from "zollin": quail and "tlán": place of
Villa Sola de Vega | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality in Oaxaca | |
Villa Sola de Vega Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′45″N 96°58′50″W / 16.51250°N 96.98056°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 976.288 km2 (376.947 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,525 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Geography edit
The municipality covers an area of 680 km2 (260 sq mi). The municipal seat is at an elevation of 1,440 m (4,720 ft). Average temperature is 18 °C (64 °F) and average rainfall is 950ml per year. The Sola River runs through the municipality, a tributary of the Atoyac River.
Flora and fauna edit
The terrain is rugged and forested with oak and pines in the highlands and shrubs in the lowlands. Fauna include deer, wild boar, fox, grasshoppers, rabbits, coyotes, reptiles and armadillos.[1]
Demography edit
As of 2005, the municipality had 2,448 households with a total population of 11,884, of whom 199 spoke an indigenous language.[citation needed] Lachixío Zapotec is spoken in the municipality.[2] Elotepec Zapotec is spoken in the village of San Juan Elotepec.[3][4]
Economy edit
Most of the population is engaged in agriculture, growing corn and beans, while a minority is dedicated to logging. Sola de Vega is connected by a paved road to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, but other roads are unpaved.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Villa Sola de Vega". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Lachixío Zapotec at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ "Villa Sola de Vega (Municipio), Oaxaca Mexico". nuestro-mexico.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ Elotepec Zapotec at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
External links edit
- "Stone and mud wall house - Casita de paredes de piedra y lodo; San Juan Elotepec (NW de Sola de Vega, Región Mixteca), Oaxaca, Mexico". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Retrieved 2014-03-10.