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

See main article: article.

See also

• Jaltepec River
• Jaltepec Mixe

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.