Santiago Ixcuintepec

{{Infobox settlement   |name =Santiago Ixcuintepec |settlement_type =Municipality and town |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = Location of the municipality in Oaxaca |pushpin_map = Mexico |pushpin_label_position =above |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Mexico  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Oaxaca |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title =  |established_date =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 102.07  |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of =2005 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =1,441 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi =  |timezone = Central Standard Time |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = Central Daylight Time |utc_offset_DST = -5 |coordinates = {{coord|16|56|N|95|37|W|display=it}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 800 |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Santiago Ixcuintepec''' is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.

==Name== The name "Ixcuintepec" means "Dog Head Hill".<ref name=inf>{{cite web |title=Santiago Ixcuintepec|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20465a.htm |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México |publisher=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal |accessdate=2010-07-18}}</ref>

==Geography== The municipality covers an area of 102.07 km<sup>2</sup>, with mountainous terrain. The climate is mild and humid. ===Flora and fauna=== Flora include pine and oak trees, tulip, red and purple bougainvillea, marigolds and rose of Castille flowers. Edible plants include squash, cassava, sweet potatoes, quintanilla and the Guille de chayote leaf and heart, as well as bananas, avocados, mamey, oranges, sapodilla, black sapote, mango and custard pineapple. Wild fauna include peacock, chachalaca, dove blue, toucans, orioles, mockingbirds, roadrunner, boa, deaf adder, coral and scorpion.<ref name=inf/>

==Demography== As of 2005, the municipality had 305 households with a total population of 1,441, of which 1,124 spoke an indigenous language. 95% of the people are engaged in agriculture, cultivating maize, beans, wheat, fruits and vegetables.<ref name=inf/> The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, under a fair trade label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpiatlantic.org/conference/reports/2103uciri.pdf |title=Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region |publisher=GPIAtlantic |accessdate=2010-07-18}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Sierra Mixe}} {{Oaxaca-geo-stub}}

Category:Municipalities of Oaxaca