Magdalena[1] is a municipality in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico.

[2] In the 2020 Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,049, up by 11.2% from the 2010 result.

[3] The municipal seat is the town of Magdalena de Kino.

The tomb of Spanish colonial missionary Eusebio Kino is located here.

It is located in the northern part of the State of Sonora, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of the border with the United States; its extreme coordinates are 30° 26'- 31° 06' North latitude and 110° 44'- 111° 18' West longitude, its altitude fluctuates between a minimum of 1640 feet above sea level (500 meters asl) and a maximum of 6890 feet asl (2100 meters asl).