Santa Cruz Mixtepec

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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.{{cite web|title=-|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/oaxaca/municipios/20378a.htm|work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México|publisher=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal|accessdate=June 12, 2009}}

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.[http://www.aug.edu/augusta/santos/mixtepec/index.html Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: Santa Cruz Mixtepec]. Retrieved 13 April 20123.

File:Palacio Gobierno de Santa Cruz Mixtepec .jpg|Palacio Municipal de Santa Cruz Mixtepec

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Category:Municipalities of Oaxaca