San Andrés, Petén Explained

Official Name:San Andrés
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guatemala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guatemala
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: El Petén
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:San Andrés
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Milton Méndez
Leader Party:PP
Area Total Km2:8874
Population As Of:Census 2002
Population Total:20295
Population Urban:5740
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Q’eqchi, Ladino
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Coordinates:16.9675°N -89.9103°W
Elevation M:150
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Am

San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people (census 2002).[1]

The municipality was created in 1962 and has a territory 8,874 km2, equivalent to 25% of the department of El Petén. In the 1990s, more than 93% (8,288 km2) of the municipality's territory was declared protected nature reserve by the central government.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalidad de San Andrés, Petén - Diagnóstico Institucional . marn.gob.gt . Guatemala . 2007 . 2009-07-26 . doc . Spanish.
  2. Web site: Morales Santizo, Karla Lorena . Municipio de San Andrés, Departamento de Petén - "Administración del Riesgo" . USAC . Guatemala . 2008 . 2009-07-26 . pdf . Spanish.