San Juan Teitipac

San Juan Teitipac
Municipality and town
San Juan Teitipac

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 16°56′N 96°36′W / 16.933°N 96.600°W / 16.933; -96.600Coordinates: 16°56′N 96°36′W / 16.933°N 96.600°W / 16.933; -96.600
Country  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Area
  Total 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 2,552
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

San Juan Teitipac 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 Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,552.[1]

The town's 16th-century church is notable for a number of colonial-era santos (statues of the saints), some of them in the refined Spanish tradition and others of intriguing folk design.[2]

References

  1. "San Juan Teitipac". 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: San Juan Teitipac. Retrieved 2012-04-13.

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