Coixtlahuaca District
district in Oaxaca, Mexico
Coixtlahuaca District is located in the northeast of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. As of 2005 the population was 9,018, down 2.8% from 2000.
The region is generally from 2,000m to 3,000m high, mostly hilly or mountainous with small plains.
Temperatures range from 3°C to 36°C.
Much of the area has been deforested and rainfall has decreased in recent years, affecting production of the standard crops of corn, wheat, beans and barley.
It is the traditional home of the Chocho people, although they are now a small minority.
The population has been shrinking due to emigration for economic reasons.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Coixtlahuaca District” as district in Oaxaca, Mexico. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as district in Oaxaca, Mexico. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3577979. Authority coordinates are 17.717, -97.317. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2005 and 2000.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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Questions for further research
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