Jacaltenango
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| Jacaltenango | |
  Jacaltenango
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Huehuetenango |
| Municipality | Jacaltenango |
| Population (Census 2002) | |
| - City | 34,397 |
| - Urban | 23,464 |
| - Ethnicities | Jakaltek, Ladino |
| - Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
Jacaltenango is a town situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains. Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2002, its urban population was about 23,500[1] (a third of which is indigenous), but the town's population is projected to have grown to over 40,000.[2]
Its economy is based mainly on agricultural products, especially coffee. Jacaltenango exports about 95% of its agricultural production. Jacaltenango has six schools: three elementary and three high schools, which include middle school.
[edit] References
- ^ 2002 census. Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
- ^ World Gazetter Jacaltenango Retrieved on July 27, 2007
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