San Bartolomé Jocotenango

San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Municipality
San Bartolomé Jocotenango

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 15°11′34″N 91°4′39″W / 15.19278°N 91.07750°W / 15.19278; -91.07750Coordinates: 15°11′34″N 91°4′39″W / 15.19278°N 91.07750°W / 15.19278; -91.07750
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
Municipality San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Government
  Type Municipal
Area
  Municipality 47 sq mi (123 km2)
Elevation 5,003 ft (1,525 m)
Population (Census 2002)
  Municipality 8,639
  Urban 1,312
  Ethnicities K'iche' (99%), Ladino (1%)
  Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate Aw
Website Site

San Bartolomé Jocotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.

The celebrations for the town's patron saint, San Bartolomé Apóstol, are on 22-25 of August.


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