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Asunción Ocotlán

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name	Asunción Ocotlán
settlement_type	Municipality and town
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map_caption	Location of the municipality in Oaxaca
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pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Mexico
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Mexico
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Oaxaca
established_title
area_total_km2	12.76
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2005
population_total	3257
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	Central Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST	-5
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** Asunción Ocotlán ** is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.

Etymology

Its name "Asunción" alludes the assumption of Mary and Ocotlán means between ocotes -Oco (ocote) and tlan (between) in Nahuatl.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 12.76 km2. It is part of the Ocotlán District in the south of the Valles Centrales Region. It borders at north and west with Ocotlán de Morelos, south with San Pedro Apóstol and east with San Pedro Mártir. Almost all the lands are plains and its water sources come from the Mijangos and Atoyac rivers. Its economy is based in agriculture in spite of its semi-desert climate.

Demography

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,257. The largest part of population is Catholic.

Culture

Asunción Ocotlán's culture is shaped by celebrations, traditions and art. The main celebration is The Assumption of Virgin Mary. As in many small towns or villages, a wedding party tradition is that the couple and their families dance with the presents they have received. Music and crafts are integral parts of the city. Traditional music, called Banda music, is still the most played genre in the area. People make crafts such as baskets with a reed called Phragmites. Traditional foods include Mole (sauce) over a turkey called the Ocellated Turkey and white rice, barbacoa, tlayudas, memelas, and empanadas. Beverages include hot chocolate, atole with chocolate, tepache, and mezcal.

Infrastructure

Its government takes care of the hospitals, schools, paved roads and others, though not all of the population take advantage of these amenities. There is one preschool, two elementary schools, one middle school, and one hospital. There are 781 houses, most of them are privately owned. 96 percent of people take advantage of street lighting, 70 percent of the cities water, and 10 percent take advantage of the sewer and garbage pickup service. The paved roads connect the town with San Dionisio Ocotlan and San Pedro Apóstol. The media channels are local although people can pay to get SKY (a Mexican cable TV company).

References

"Asunción Ocotlán". [[Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal]].

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