Country Mexico | State Puebla | |
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
Eloxochitlán is a municipality located in the southeastern part of the state of Puebla in Mexico. In the town there is a high rate of indigenous population: about 44%.
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Map of Eloxochitl%C3%A1n, Puebla, Mexico
Geography
Eloxochitlán is located southeast of the Puebla state. Colinda to the north with the state of Veracruz, south, with Zoquitlán, east Tlacotepec de Porfirio Diaz and west Ajalpan. It covers an area of 109 square kilometers.
Demography
Their marginalization index is 2.260 which places it in the second municipality with greater marginalization of the state. It is estimated that more than 9 million inhabitants speak an indigenous language and that 44% of the population is indigenous.
Economy
The municipality is mainly engaged in agriculture focusing on production of grains such as corn, beans and coffee. The second main activity of the municipality is raising livestock mainly cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, horses and poultry, mainly chicken.
Culture
90% of the population is Catholic. The supervisory celebration is held in honor of San Miguel Archangel at the end of September each year.