| Official Name: | Camotán |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Nickname: | Perla De Oriente Camoteca |
| Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chiquimula |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal |
| Leader Title: | Mayor (2020-2024) |
| Leader Name: | Noé Guerra |
| Area Total Km2: | 237 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 56138 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 14.8167°N -89.3817°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Camotán is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.
See also: Alfonso Portillo.
On 3 August 2001, Camotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price.[3] Alfonso Portillo's government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.[3]
In March 2022, the Catholic church in the town of Camotan burnt down because lightning stroke it after a severe rainstorm, and the town mayor, Noe Guerra asked for national refund help to rebuild the church, there is no further notice about the plan.
Total population as of 2002 was 35,263, living in 6,479 homes.
| style=background:gray; | Village | style=background:gray; | Population | style=background:gray; | Village | style=background:gray; | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Lelá Chancó | 2272 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | Tesoro | 2051 | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | El Guayabo | 1804 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | Rodeo | 1721 | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Nearar | 1682 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | Tisipe | 1557 | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | El Volcán | 1549 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | El Limón | 1544 | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Shalaguá | 1529 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | Lantiquin | 1453 | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Shupá | 1388 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | Lelá Obraje | 1337 | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Guior | 1167 | style=background:lemonchiffon; | Pajcó | 1154 |
Camotán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).