Santa Magdalena Jicotlán
| Santa Magdalena Jicotlán | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
  Santa Magdalena Jicotlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°48′24″N 97°28′16″W / 17.80667°N 97.47111°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 48.48 km2 (18.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,179 m (7,149 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Municipality and town | 93 |
| • Urban | 92 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
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
- ↑ "SANTA MAGDALENA JICOTLÁN". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
Coordinates: 17°48′24″N 97°28′16″W / 17.80667°N 97.47111°W