Santa Magdalena Jicotlán

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.

Santa Magdalena Jicotlán
Municipality and town
Santa Magdalena Jicotlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°48′24″N 97°28′16″W
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Municipality and town48.48 km2 (18.72 sq mi)
Elevation
2,179 m (7,149 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Municipality and town93
 • Urban
92
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)

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
  1. "SANTA MAGDALENA JICOTLÁN". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2010-07-08.


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