San Juan Quiahije

San Juan Quiahije is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the centre of the Costa Region. The origen of Quiahije is not known, some people conjecture it might mean "Stone Forest" in the Zapotec language.[1]

San Juan Quiahije
Municipality and town
San Juan Quiahije
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°18′N 97°19′W
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total91.86 km2 (35.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total4,154
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The municipality covers an area of 91.86 km² at an altitude of 1,960 metres above sea level. The climate is temperate humid with an average temperature of 16.4°C and annual rainfall of 847 mm. The forests contain pines and oaks. Wild fauna include deer, rabbits. iguanas, armadillos, squirrels, badgers, raccoons, wild boars, skunks, wildcats, foxes and coyotes.[1]

As of 2005, the municipality had 593 households with a total population of 4154 of whom 3.517 people spoke the Chatino language or ChaqF tnyaJ.[2] is one of the notable leaders in this community. He was killed in Santa Catarina Juquila on September 26, 1989. His assassination is unsolved Tomas Cruz Lorenzo Economic activities include farming, animal husbandry and trade.[1] Quiahije is one of the centers of the Chatino people or ntenB chaqF tnyaJ, related to the Zapotec but with a distinct language.[3]

References
  1. "San Juan Quiahije". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. Tomas Cruz Lorenzo
  3. "Chatino of Oaxaca". Mexican Textiles. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
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