Official Name: | Totonicapán |
Nickname: | Toto |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Name1: | Totonicapán |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 274 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Total: | 103952 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 103952 |
Population Urban Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | K'iche' people, Ladino |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Blank2: | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
Coordinates: | 14.9108°N -91.3606°W |
Elevation M: | 2495 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwb |
Totonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.
In 1838 Totonicapán was declared an independent republic, in which the adjoining departments of Sololá and Quezaltenango were included. This state existed for two years, and was then again merged in the republic of Guatemala.
Totonicapán suffered greatly in the earthquake of April 18, 1902.
Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.[4]