San Francisco El Alto
San Francisco El Alto | |
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Municipality | |
Street in San Francisco El Alto, Totonicapan, Guatemala. | |
San Francisco El Alto within Totonicapán | |
San Francisco El Alto > | |
| Coordinates: 14°57′N 91°27′W / 14.950°N 91.450°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Totonicapán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.3 km2 (29.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Total | 57,894 |
| • Density | 759/km2 (1,970/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Kʼicheʼ Ladino |
| • Religions | Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
San Francisco El Alto (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ fɾanˈsisko el ˈalto]) is a town, with a population of 38,995 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.
The municipality includes the villages or aldeas of: Chivarreto, Chirrenox, Pabatoc, Paxixil, Rancho de Teja, Pachaj, Sacmixit, San Antonio Sija, Saquicol Chiquito, and Tacajalbé. The Sacmixit community forest is located within the municipality.