The western part lies in the Sierra Mixe, while most of the district to the east is in the flat coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico.

The Puxmecatán river forms the boundary with the neighboring municipality of San Juan Cotzocón.

Houses are typically built of brick or cement block adobe, with dirt floors and palm thatch roofs.

[3] In March 2010 there was a confrontation between armed farmers and villagers over the use of municipal land in which serious injuries were sustained.

The villagers had moved in and started clearing land for cultivation that the farmers had obtained by sale from the authorities.