Santa Cruz Mixtepec

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
16°48′N 96°52′W / 16.800°N 96.867°W / 16.800; -96.867Country MexicoStateOaxacaTime zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santa Cruz Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The town covers an area of 66.34 km². It is part of the Zimatlán District in the west of the Valles Centrales Region

In 2005, the municipality had a population of 2,984.[1]

The church is notable for a number of colonial-era santos or statues of the saints, many of them executed in fine polychrome that has been well preserved.[2]

  • Palacio Municipal de Santa Cruz Mixtepec
    Palacio Municipal de Santa Cruz Mixtepec

References

  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: Santa Cruz Mixtepec. Retrieved 13 April 20123.
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Municipalities of Zimatlán District, Oaxaca