| Country | Mexico |
|---|---|
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area total | 11.48 km² |
| Population as of | 2005 |
| Population total | 1101 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
| Coordinates | 16°54′N 96°54′W |
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]
Demography
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,101.[3] There are a handful of the near-extinct Asunción Mixtepec Zapotec language speakers remaining in the town.[4]
References
- ^ William B. Taylor (1972). Landlord and Peasant in Colonial Oaxaca. Stanford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8047-0796-1.
- ^ Los Municipios de Oaxaca. Secretaría de Gobernación. 1988. p. 267.
- ^ "Magdalena Mixtepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ Mark A. Sicoli & University of Michigan (2007). Tono: A linguistic ethnography of tone and voice in a Zapotec region. University of Michigan. p. 41.