Santa María Alotepec 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.

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Santa María Alotepec
Municipality and town
Santa María Alotepec Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°5′N 95°51′W
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Area
• Total	149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	2,526
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Name

The name Alotepec means "hill of the macaws".[1]

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 149.27 square kilometres (57.63 sq mi) at an altitude of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft) above sea level. Trees include pine, oak and cedars. Fruits include orange, banana, mamey sapote, sapodilla, mango, lime, custard apple and avocado. Wild animals include foxes, deer, armadillo, tepescuincle, wild boar and anteater. There is a great variety of butterflies.[1]

In 2005, the municipality had 682 households with a total population of 2,526 of whom 2,262 spoke an indigenous language. 90% of the population were engaged in agriculture. A few also keep domestic animals.[1]

The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region, a co-operative founded in 1982, assists in the production and distribution of local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade label.[2]

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