Santiago Astata
Santiago Astata Municipality | |
|---|---|
  Santiago Astata Municipality Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 15°59′N 95°40′W / 15.983°N 95.667°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 446.54 km2 (172.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Santiago Astata is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The name "Astata" means "place of herons".[1]
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 446.54 km² at an elevation of 30 metres above sea level. The climate is very warm. Flora includes deciduous trees and shrubs such as passion fruit, cachimbo and mesquite. Wild fauna consist of deer, rabbit, badger and wild boar.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Santiago Astata (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.5 (104.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
42 (108) |
42 (108) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41 (106) |
40 (104) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
42 (108) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11 (52) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.3 (1.19) |
1.2 (0.05) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.7 (0.34) |
80.6 (3.17) |
305.1 (12.01) |
199.7 (7.86) |
198.2 (7.80) |
235.7 (9.28) |
100.9 (3.97) |
35.2 (1.39) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1,207.9 (47.56) |
| Average precipitation days | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 67.6 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,642 of whom 273 spoke an indigenous language.[1] A few people speak the lowland version of Oaxacan Chontal, a language that is in danger of extinction.[4]
Economy
Economic activities include agriculture (beans, corn, sesame, sorghum, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and peanuts), animal husbandry (cattle, goats and pigs), harvesting the ocean for fish and shellfish for the Salina Cruz market, limestone quarrying and logging.
References
- ^ a b c "Santiago Astata". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "NORMAL CLIMATOLÓGICA 1991-2020" (TXT). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "VALORES EXTREMOS" (TXT). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Chontales". Go Oaxaco. Retrieved 2010-07-21. [dead link]