San Martín Zapotitlán Explained

San Martín Zapotitlán (or simply San Martín) is a small municipality in the department of Retalhuleu in Guatemala. Citizens spend every November 11 with a small fair to commemorate Martin of Tours. Its land extension is 24 km2, making it the smallest municipality in Retalhuleu and one of the smallest in all around Guatemala, nevertheless, it is ranked in top 50 most important Guatemalan municipalities, thanks to the three amusement parks (Xetulul, Xocomil and Xejuyup) that were inaugurated there.

Official Name:San Martín Zapotitlán
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Coordinates:14°36′N 91°36′W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Guatemala
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2: Retalhuleu
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:San Martín Zapotitlán
Parts Type:Municipalities
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Blanca Estela Mendoza
Established Date:(2020 - 2024)
Area Total Km2:24
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13700
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:4110
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Other Name:San Martín

San Martín Zapotitlán has many tourist places, being Xetulul, Xocomil, Xejuyup, Club Mil Palmeras and Hostales del Irtra the most important and known. Its gross domestic product highly depends on them.

Geographic location

San Martín Zapotitlán is part of Retalhuleu and it is located at around 180 km from Guatemala city. It shares borders with:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/ Citypopulation.de