Ixtlán de Juárez
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Area code | 951 |
Ixtlán de Juárez is a town and municipality in the
Administrative areas
Municipality of Ixtlán
The municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez includes the town, and in addition the settlements of San Juan Yagila, Santa Cruz Yagavila, Santa María Yahuiche, Santa María Zoogochi, Santiago Teotlasco, Santo Domingo Cacalotepec, San Gaspar Yagalaxi, San Miguel Tiltepec, Santa María Josaa, La Luz, La Josefina and La Palma.[1] The population of the town in the 2005 census was 2,479, and of the entire municipality, 7,188. Other than the town of Ixtlán, none of the settlements have as many as a thousand inhabitants.[1]
Rincón de Ixtlán
The Rincón de Ixtlán is an area largely within the municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez. It comprises nine communities, eight of them within the municipality of Ixtlán (the ninth, San Pedro Yaneri, is a small independent municipality). The Rincón does not include the town of Ixtlán or other communities on the main road. This remote and culturally homogeneous area is one of the most intensely indigenous in the whole of Mexico, and has therefore been the subject of considerable sociological study.[2][3]
History
The town of Ixtlán existed before the
Economy
Ixtlán is now a centre for
Education
Higher education
As a rural mountainous region, higher education had previously not been readily available to the populace. In April 2005 the government of the state of Oaxaca established the
Notable buildings
- Templo de St Tomás Apóstol (Church of St Thomas the Apostle), a baroque building constructed 1640–1734, replacing an earlier adobe structure.[9]
- Clock tower on the Plaza
- Presidencia municipal
- Museo de la Biodiversidad (Biodiversity Museum)
References
- ^ a b Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. "Ixtlán de Juárez". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-10-25. (in Spanish)
- ^ Tyrtania, Leonardo (1983). Yagaliva: Un ensayo en ecología cultural. Mexico City: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.
- ^ Jaffee, Daniel (2001). Brewing Justice. Berkeley: University of California Press
- ^ "Ixtlán de Juárez: Plan for integrated, sustainable and pluricultural development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2008-10-28. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Entry for Ixtlán de Juárez in the Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, op. cit.
- ^ Jaffee, op. cit., p. 63
- ^ Juárez, Benito (ca. 1857). Apuntes Para Mis Hijos (Notes for My Children)
- ^ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. "Guelatao de Juárez". (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Whipperman, Bruce (2001). Oaxaca Handbook. Emeryville CA: Avalon Travel
- ^ Fisher, John (2001). Rough guide to Mexico, 5th Edition. London: Rough Guides
- ^ Fisher, op. cit.; see also the picture at bottom right
- ^ Ganz, G. J., & Burckle, J. H. (2002). Forest utilization in the Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico: History of exploitation and current management. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 15, 29-49 (doi:10.1300/J091v15n01_03).
- New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ Jaffee op. cit.
- ^ a b "Universidad de la Sierra Juárez:¿Qué es la UNSIJ?".
External links
- Entry for Ixtlán de Juárez in the Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)