Villa Sola de Vega
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) |
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
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.
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