Santa Magdalena Jicotlán
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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.
Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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It is part of the Coixtlahuaca district
Coixtlahuaca District, Oaxaca
Coixtlahuaca District is located in the northeast of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. As of 2005 the population was 9,018, down 2.8% from 2000.The region is generally from 2,000m to 3,000m high, mostly hilly or mountainous with small plains....
in the Mixteca Region
Mixteca Region, Oaxaca
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca....
.
The municipality covers an area of 48.48 km², surrounded by the Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico.-Setting:Spanning the Sierra Madre Oriental runs from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, and Hidalgo to northern Puebla, where it joins with the east-west running Eje Volcánico...
.
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
Santiago Tepetlapa
Santiago Tepetlapa is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of the Coixtlahuaca district in the Mixteca Region....
, 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.