Santiago Jamiltepec

Infobox Settlement
name = Santiago Jamiltepec
settlement_type = Municipality
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Mexico
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Oaxaca




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population_as_of=2005
population_total=17206
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area_total_km2= 622.6
leader_title = Municipal president
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subdivision_name2 = Santiago Jamiltepec
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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longd = 97 | longm= 49 | longs= | longEW =W
postal_code_type = Postal code
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area_code = 954
blank_name = Fiestas
blank_info = 1 January, 15 February, 1 September
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Santiago Jamiltepec (Mixtec: Casandoo) is a town, and the seat of surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located in the Costa Chica region of the state, 30 km east of Pinotepa Nacional on Federal Highway 200, and 460 km southwest of state capital Oaxaca de Juárez.

The town

XEJAM-AM, a government-run community radio station, broadcasting in Mixtec, Amuzgo, Chatino and Spanish, is located in Santiago Jamiltepec.

The municipality

In the 2005 INEGI census, the municipality reported a population of 17,206 inhabitants, of whom 4,155 spoke an indigenous language, predominantly Mixtec.

As municipal seat, Santiago Jamiltepec has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Atotonilquillo Charco Nduayoo Cuyuche, El Añil, El Guayabo, El Guineo, El Platanillo, El Santo, El Zapote Negro, El Zarzal, Emiliano Zapata (Chiapas), Espiga Verde, Finca la Natividad, La Comunal, La Esperanza, La Fábrica, La Huichicata, La Humedad, La Palmera, La Tuza, Las Palmitas, Los Cerreros, Nandayo, Parcela de Producción INI, Paso de la Reina, Patria Nueva, Piedra Ancha, Piedra Blanca, Plan de los Amates, Rancho la Isla, Rancho San Antonio, Río Viejo, San José de las Flores, San José Río Verde (La Boquilla), San Miguel de los Pinos, Santa Cruz Flores Magón, Santa Elena Comaltepec, and Unión Linda Vista

References

* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20467a.htm Santiago Jamiltepec] "(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)"

External links

* [http://www.tomzap.com/jamiltep.html Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca: tomzap.com]