page_title: Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Sierra Sur de Oaxaca / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
context_page_description: Sierra Sur is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the districts of Putla, Sola de Vega, Miahuatlán and Yautepec. Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz is the largest city.
  The region has 70 municipalities, some very poor, such as Zanizá, Amoltepec and Los Loxichas.
context_section_description: The region is mountainous, along the southern edge of the Sierra Madre del Sur, and includes Quiexoba, the second highest mountain in the state. Forest resources are still important, despite having suffered over-exploitation for decades, and include pines, mixed forests of oak and pine, fir, and areas of hormiguillo cacti. 
  Fauna include opossums, armadillos, deer, rabbit and gopher.
  The climate is varied, ranging from hot and humid to temperate humid. The average temperature is 10°C to 22°C throughout the region. Average rainfall ranges from 800 to 2000mm annually.
caption: Landscape of the Sierra Sur. Fog banks are frequent throughout the year.
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