San Benito, Petén Explained

Official Name:San Benito
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guatemala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guatemala
Subdivision Name1: El Petén
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sonia de Pleitez
Leader Party:LIDER
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:112
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:59486
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:16.9167°N -89.9°W
Elevation M:137
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

San Benito is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 112 km2, and had 29,926 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2012) was 59,486 people.

It is located adjacent to departmental capital Flores.

Sports

Deportivo San Benito football club have been playing in the second tier of Guatemalan football since they clinched promotion from the third tier after the 1998/1999 season.[1] They play their home games in the Estadio Alejandro Ochaeta Requena.Deportivo Don Bosco football club have been playing in the third tier of Guatemalan football since 2015/2016 season.[2] They play their home games in the Estadio Alejandro Ochaeta Requena.

References

Missione Petèn (http://missionepeten.altervista.org)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guat99.html Guatemala 1998/99
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guat99.html Guatemala 1998/99