Totonicapán
Totonicapán | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname(s): Toto | |
Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°WCoordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Totonicapán |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
Area | |
• Municipality | 274 km2 (106 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,495 m (8,186 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Municipality | 103,952 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
• Urban | 103,952 |
• Ethnicities | K'iche' people Ladino |
• Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Climate | 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.
History[]
In 1838 Totonicapam 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.[4]
Totonicapam suffered greatly in the earthquake of April 18, 1902.[4]
Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in:
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(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
- ^ Jump up to: a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Totonicapán". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 85.
External links[]
Categories:
- Municipalities of the Totonicapán Department
- Guatemala geography stubs