Nentón Explained

Official Name:Nentón
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guatemala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Huehuetenango
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:717
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:45679
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:18606
Population Urban Footnotes:[2]
Unit Pref:Metric
Coordinates:15.8022°N -91.7544°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwb

Nentón is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 717 km2 with a population of 45,679. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formerly known as San Benito Nentón. The population speaks Spanish and Chuj.

The Nentón town fair is from January 12 to 15 in honor of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.

Administrative division

The municipality has 13 middle size settlements (Spanish: aldeas) and 24 small size settlements (Spanish: caseríos).[3]

Nentón human settlements
TypeList
Middle size
  1. Aguacate
  2. Bili
  3. Cajtaví
  4. Canquitic
  5. El Aguacate
  6. Gracias a Dios
  7. La Nueva Esperanza
  8. Nueva Concepción
  9. Salamay
  10. Quixal
  11. Subajasum
  12. Yalambojoch
  13. Yuxquén
Small size
  1. Buena Vista
  2. Chacaj
  3. Ciénega Yalcastán
  4. El Campamento Salamay
  5. El Carmen
  6. El Limón Chiquial
  7. Jom Tzalá
  8. La Unión
  9. Nueva Esperanza Chaculá
  10. Ojo de Agua
  11. Paleguá
  12. Patictenam
  13. Pocobastic I
  14. Pocobastic II
  15. Río Jordán
  16. San Francisco
  17. San José Yulaurel Frontera
  18. Santa Elena
  19. Santa Rosa
  20. Tzalá Chiquito
  21. Tzalá Grande
  22. Tzojbal
  23. Xoxctac
  24. Yalcastán Buena Vista

Archeological sites

Nentón's territory includes the following sites:

Franja Transversal del Norte

See main article: Franja Transversal del Norte.

The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development.[4] The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."

Climate

Nentón has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

See also

References

Bibliography

15.8°N -136°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guatemala: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-06-14 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: Guatemala: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-06-14 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. Web site: El municipio de Nenton. 26 April 2023. November 2006. es. usac.edu.gt.
  4. Web site: Franja Transversal del Norte. Wikiguate. 30 October 2014. Guatemala. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140414054657/http://wikiguate.com.gt/wiki/Franja_Transversal_del_Norte. 14 April 2014.