Colotenango Explained

Official Name:Colotenango
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: Huehuetenango
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Aroldo Ríos
Leader Party:UNE
Area Total Km2:62
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:34834
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:5132
Unit Pref:Metric
Coordinates:15.4047°N -91.7139°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwb

Colotenango is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality is situated at 1590m (5,220feet) above sea level and has a population of 34,834 (2018 census). It covers an area of 62km2. The annual festival is August 12–15.

Colotenango has two holy sites called Tuikalajan and Tuisanmarcos.

Demographics

Colotenango is traditionally a Maya community whose residents speak the Mayan Mam language.[2] Two-thirds of the residents are Catholic, while about thirty percent are Evangelica.

Aldeas

Colotenango includes the following aldeas (towns), Colotenango (el pueblo), El Granadillo, Ical, Ixconlaj, La Barranca, La Vega, Tojlate, Luminoche, Tixel, and Xemal.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: inforpressca.com Colotenango .