| Official Name: | San Andrés Itzapa |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Guatemala |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chimaltenango |
| Leader Title: | Major (2016-2020) |
| Leader Name: | Hugo Israel Guch Ajpuac [1] |
| Established Date: | 1624 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 32083 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Itzapecos |
| Timezone: | Central Time |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 14.6167°N -141°W |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Cwb |
San Andrés Itzapa (pronounced as /es/) is a town, with a population of 24,992 (2018 census),[3] and a municipality of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. San Andrés Itzapa is in the eastern region of Chimaltenango, while the district capital lies to the north, Acatenango lies to the south and to the east is Parramos. The municipality cover an area of 63.7 km2, with a total population of 32,083.
San Andrés Itzapa (Itzapa means flint) is an ancient town. The village is mentioned in the Annals of the Cakchiquels, written in 1571. The Spanish named the area "Itzapa y de San Andrés" in honor of their patron saint, the apostle San Andrés (Saint Andrew). The Spanish also called the area "Valle del Durazno" (Valley of the peaches), as the prickly pears common in this area resembled the orchards of home.
| style=background:gray; | Subdivision | style=background:gray; | Name | style=background:gray; | Distance to municipal capital (in km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villages | Chicazanga | 5.4 | |||
| Chimachoy | 10.5 | ||||
| Panimaquin | 7 | ||||
| San José Calderas | 16.5 | ||||
| Hierba Buena | 7 | ||||
| El Aguacate | N/A | ||||
| San José Los Corrales | 7 | ||||
| Xeparquiy | 5 | ||||
| San José Cajahualten | 9 | ||||
| San Rafael | 12.5 | ||||
| Neighborhoods | San Cristóbal | align=center rowspan=17 | N/A Located within the municipal capital | ||
| San Pedro y San Pablo | |||||
| Santísima Trinidad | |||||
| San Antonio | |||||
| San Lorenzo Norte | |||||
| San Lorenzo Sur | |||||
| Residential communities | El Edén | ||||
| La Primavera | |||||
| Las Conchitas | |||||
| Colinas de San Andrés | |||||
| Canadá | |||||
| Navideña | |||||
| La Cuchilla | |||||
| La Pinada | |||||
| Los Encinos | |||||
| San Francisco | |||||
| El Stan |
Both Spanish and Kaqchiquel are spoken, although migration from other regions has brought an influx of other languages, such as Kʼicheʼ and Tzʼutujil.
San Andrés Itzapa has several heavily forested areas, which include eucalyptus, poplars, pines, holly, oaks, cypress and other evergreen and deciduous species.
Plants found in San Andrés Itzapa include canaque, casuarina, conacaste, hormigo, grabilea and palo blanco, as well as varieties of aloe.
Animals include coyote, armadillos, mountain lions, tisote, lynxes, goyoy, kinkajou, squirrels, racoons, wild boars, dove, cayayes, pajuil, and pheasant.
Wheat, cotton, corn, beans, avocado, chayote, beet, radish, squash, carrot, broccoli, cabbage, coffee and guaque Chile peppers are grown.
The municipality is rich in the craftsmanship of leather goods such as knife and machete sheaths, sandals, articles of jade, tables and chairs, ropemaking, and others.
San Andrés Itzapa has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
San Andrés Itzapa is surrounded by Chimaltenango Department municipalities: