Santo Domingo del Estado

Santo Domingo del Estado
Xuman' Lii
Municipal agency & town
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Santo Domingo del Estado
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°09′21″N 97°50′50″W / 17.15583°N 97.84722°W / 17.15583; -97.84722Coordinates: 17°09′21″N 97°50′50″W / 17.15583°N 97.84722°W / 17.15583; -97.84722
Country  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Municipality Putla Villa de Guerrero
Elevation 2,718 m (8,917 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 927
Time zone UTC6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code 71010

Santo Domingo del Estado is a town and municipal agency inhabited by trique Indians in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico. In this town speak the trique language. Trique language name is Xuman' Lii which means "small town".

Education

Santo Domingo del Estado has basic level school, e.g.:

  1. Indigenous early childhood education (Educación inicial indígena)
  2. Bilingual preschool "Benito Juarez"
  3. Bilingual elementary school "Benito Juarez"

Children go to secondary school and high school in Chicahuaxtla.

Health

In this town there is a clinic provided by the Secretariat of Health (SSA) of the Mexican government, this clinic is run by a doctor and a person elected by the people. These people have the "Popular Insurance" provided by the Mexican government too.

Sports

These natives like to play basketball and football. The festivities are held tournaments.

See also

Bibliography

  • Correas, Oscar (2007). Pluralismo jurídico, otros orizontes (in Spanish). México: CEIICH/UNAM, Coyoacán. ISBN 970-633-332-0.
  • Fischer Lewin, Pedro; Sandoval Cruz, Fausto (2007). Triquis (in Spanish). México: CDI.
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