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.

San Juan Teitipac
Municipality and town
San Juan Teitipac is located in Mexico
San Juan Teitipac
San Juan Teitipac
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°56′N 96°36′W / 16.933°N 96.600°W / 16.933; -96.600
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total2,552
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

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

Culture edit

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 edit

  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.