Silacayoapam

Silacayoapam is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. It is pairt o the Silacayoapam Destrict in the Mixteca Region. Toun Ance pairt o the Coixtlahuaca state, efter the Spaingie conquest the toun wis offeecially foondit in 1692. It is at a elevation o 1,620 metres in a muntain valley in northwastren Oaxaca. Municipality The municipality covers a aurie o 417.2 km². As o 2005, the municipality haed a total population o 6,486 o whom 1,392 spoke a indigenous leid, livin in 1,532 hoosehaulds. The main economic activity is agricultur, accoontin for 80% o the economy. The main crops are corn, beans an some fruits, as well as wheat. Some o the fowk raise cattle an poultry. Thare is some airtisan production o mezcal, brandy, woven sisal, palm an ceramics. References