² ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 , 3 2 0 ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁The ▁terrain ▁is ▁rug ged , ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Mad re ▁del ▁Sur . ▁Rain fall ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 5 7   mm ▁occurs ▁mostly ▁between ▁June ▁and ▁October . ▁Flora ▁include ▁am ate , ▁fig , ▁loc ust , ▁av oc ado , ▁ma h og any , ▁o ak , ▁ced ar , ▁pal m , ▁h orm igu illo ▁and ▁past ures . ▁Wild life ▁includes ▁squ ir rel s , ▁arm ad ill os , ▁op os sum , ▁fo x ▁and ▁bad ger . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁municipality ▁had ▁ 5 0 5 ▁households ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 6 2 8 ▁of ▁whom ▁ 2 , 0 8 1 ▁spoke ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁language . ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁economic ▁activity . ▁Tem ax cal te pec ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cent ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ch at ino ▁people , ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Z ap ot ec ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ▁language . ▁Municipal ▁represent atives ▁are ▁selected ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁ind igen ous ▁system ▁( us os ▁y ▁cost umb res ). ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁there ▁were ▁dist urban ces ▁when ▁the ▁state ▁elect oral ▁authority ▁failed ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁leaders ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M unicip