Aguacatán
Aguacatán | |
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Municipality | |
Walkway over Rio San Juan, near the "Nacimiento" | |
Aguacatán Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°20′26″N 91°18′50″W / 15.34056°N 91.31389°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Huehuetenango |
| Municipality | Aguacatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor (2012-2020) | Selvin Omar Villatoro RecinosVacant (LIDER) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 287 km2 (111 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,670 m (5,480 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018) | |
• Municipality | 49,607 |
| • Density | 173/km2 (448/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,084 |
| • Ethnicities | Awakatek Mam Kʼicheʼ Chalchitek Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | http://www.inforpressca.com/aguacatan/ |
Aguacatán (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣwakaˈtan]) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1,670 metres (5,480 ft) above sea level. The municipality has a population of 49,607 (2018 census) and covers an area of 287 km2.