Magdalena Mixtepec
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Country
Mexico
MexicoMagdalena Mixtepec | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Magdalena Mixtepec Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°54′N 96°54′W / 16.900°N 96.900°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,101 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Magdalena Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 11.48 km2. It is part of the Zimatlán District in the west of the Valles Centrales Region.
A civil congregation existed in the town around the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] The town was previously known as Magdalena Tepex Zimatlán, but was renamed as the parish of Santa Cruz de Mixtepec.[2]
