Villa Sola de Vega

Villa Sola de Vega is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico, part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region.

Villa Sola de Vega
Municipality and town
Villa Sola de Vega
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°30′45″N 96°58′50″W
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total680.01 km2 (262.55 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The municipality covers an area of 680 km2 (260 sq mi). The municipal seat is at an elevation of 1,440 m (4,720 ft). Average temperature is 18 °C (64 °F) and average rainfall is 950ml per year. The Sola River runs through the municipality, a tributary of the Atoyac River. The terrain is rugged and forested with oak and pines in the highlands and shrubs in the lowlands. Fauna include deer, wild boar, fox, grasshoppers, rabbits, coyotes, reptiles and armadillos.[1]

As of 2005, the municipality had 2,448 households with a total population of 11,884, of whom 199 spoke an indigenous language. Lachixío Zapotec is spoken in the municipality.[2] Elotepec Zapotec is spoken in the village of San Juan Elotepec.[3][4]

Most of the population is engaged in agriculture, growing corn and beans, while a minority is dedicated to logging. Sola de Vega is connected by a paved road to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, but other roads are unpaved.[1]

References
  1. "Villa Sola de Vega". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. Lachixío Zapotec at Ethnologue
  3. "Villa Sola de Vega (Municipio), Oaxaca Mexico". nuestro-mexico.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. Elotepec Zapotec at Ethnologue
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