Magdalena Jaltepec Explained

Magdalena Jaltepec
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico Oaxaca#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oaxaca
Area Total Km2:184.99
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:3,313
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:17.3167°N -110°W
Elevation M:2,020

Magdalena Jaltepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 184.99 km2. It is part of the Nochixtlán District in the southeast of the Mixteca Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,463.[2]

The community's 16th-century church boasts a number of colonial-era polychrome and other santos (statues of Roman Catholic saints).[3]

Known rulers

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Summary: Municipality of Magdalena Jaltepec . 2021-03-06 . es.
  2. Web site: Magdalena Jaltepec . es . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . 2021-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070128225653/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20046a.htm . January 28, 2007 . dead.
  3. Web site: Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: Santa Magdalena Jaltepec . dead . https://archive.today/20120720234852/http://www.aug.edu/augusta/santos/jaltepec/index.html . 2012-07-20 . 2021-03-06.