Santa Magdalena Jicotlán Explained

Santa Magdalena Jicotlán
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map: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 Km2:48.48
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:93
Population Urban:92
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:17.8067°N -97.4711°W
Elevation M:2179

Santa Magdalena Jicotlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Coixtlahuaca district in the Mixteca Region.The municipality covers an area of 48.48 km2, surrounded by the Sierra Madre Oriental. As of the 2010 census, the town (locality) had a population of 92 inhabitants, while the municipality had a total population of 93 (officially, there was one rural resident in a place called Barrio San Miguel). It is the smallest municipality in Mexico in population. (The next-smallest is Santiago Tepetlapa, also in Oaxaca.)The main economic activity is agriculture, with some people also keeping goats and chickens.

The town has a Catholic church dedicated to Mary Magdalene, built in the mid eighteenth century with baroque influences.It has a kindergarten and an elementary school, each with one teacher.[1]

References

17.8067°N -97.4711°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SANTA MAGDALENA JICOTLÁN . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . 2010-07-08.