Santa Cruz de Bravo
Santa Cruz de Bravo | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
  Santa Cruz de Bravo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°34′54″N 98°13′23″W / 17.58167°N 98.22306°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.27 km2 (43.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 379 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Santa Cruz de Bravo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 112.27 km2 at an average height of 1,640 meters above sea level. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region.[1]
As of 2005 the municipality had 86 households with a total population of 379, of whom 12 spoke indigenous languages.[citation needed]
The main town, originally Rancho Santa Cruz, is named after Leonardo Bravo, father of 19th century interim Mexican president Nicolás Bravo.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]It is located on the main road from Silacayoapam to Mariscala de Juárez. The climate is temperate. 90% of the population are engaged in agriculture, mainly growing corn and beans, with some raising livestock in their back yards.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "SANTA CRUZ DE BRAVO". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
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