San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán
San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán | |
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Municipality | |
San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°55′08″N 89°52′20″W / 14.91889°N 89.87222°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | El Progreso |
| Municipality | San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 124 km2 (48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,110 m (6,920 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (Census 2002) | |
• Municipality | 6,129 |
| • Urban | 1,846 |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | Municipality site |
San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ kɾisˈtoβal akasaɣwaskaˈtlan]) is a town in the El Progreso department of Guatemala. San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán is located on the northern bank of the Motagua River at an altitude of 250 m. It had a population of 6,129 people at the 2002 census, and covers a territory of 124 square kilometres (48 sq mi). San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán borders on San Agustín Acasaguastlán to the northwest, Usumatlán to the east, and El Jicaro to the south. It is located on the inter-ocean highway (CA-9), 101 km from Guatemala City.