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Santo Domingo Ingenio


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nameSanto Domingo Ingenio
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
native_name
nicknameSto. Dom. Ing.
map_captionLocation of the municipality in Oaxaca
pushpin_mapMexico
pushpin_label_positionabove
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Mexico
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMexico
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Oaxaca
established_title
area_total_km2354.68
area_land_km2
population_as_of2005
population_total7,299
timezoneCentral Standard Time
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCentral Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST-5
coordinates
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postal_code_type

Santo Domingo Ingenio is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.{{cite web

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 354.68 km2 at an average elevation of 40 meters above sea level. The town lies on the Pan-American highway, connecting it to Santiago Niltepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza. The land is generally flat, part of the Pacific coastal plain of the Isthmus, with some hills in the northern part.

Hydrography

Some streams flow northward, feeding the Coatzacoalcos River, while the Chicapa River flows south towards the Laguna Superior. The climate is warm, with annual rainfall averaged 1050 mm, mostly falling in the summer.

Flora and fauna

Flora include Guanacaste, ceiba, teposcohuite, kapok tree, and fruit trees and pastures. Wild fauna include armadillo, rabbit, coyote, opossum and birds common to the region.

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had 2,033 households with a total population of 7,299 people, of whom 465 spoke an indigenous language.

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture, with crops such as maize, sorghum, peanuts, watermelon, melon, sweet potato, cucumber, pumpkin, sesame and sugar cane. The community has a sugar mill. Farmers also raise cattle, goats, pigs.

References

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