Totonicapán | |
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Municipality | |
| Nickname(s): Toto | |
) Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán | |
) Totonicapán within Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°W | |
| Country | ){kind=small} Guatemala |
| Department | ){kind=small} Totonicapán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 274 km2 (106 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,495 m (8,186 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 103,952 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 103,952 |
| • Ethnicities | K'iche' people Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cwb |
Totonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.
Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.[4]
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Municipal Theater of Totonicapán
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Central plaza in Totonicapán
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Municipal building of Totonicapán
References
- ^ "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
- ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 85.
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