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Magdalena Jaltepec

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.

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Magdalena Jaltepec
Municipality and town
Magdalena Jaltepec
Location in Mexico
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Coordinates: 17°19′N 97°13′W / 17.317°N 97.217°W / 17.317; -97.217
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total
184.99 km2 (71.43 sq mi)
Elevation2,020 m (6,630 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,313
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Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

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 3,463.1

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

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  1. "Magdalena Jaltepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "Municipal Summary: Municipality of Magdalena Jaltepec" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. "Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: Santa Magdalena Jaltepec". Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)