Totonicapán

Totonicapán
Totonicapán
Municipality
	Nickname(s): Toto
	Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán
	Totonicapán within Guatemala
	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)
• 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]

Municipal Theater of Totonicapán

Central plaza in Totonicapán

Municipal building of Totonicapán

References[]

^ "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |accessdate= (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 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Totonicapán". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ 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[]

Official website

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[1] "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala

[3] Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala

[EB1911-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Totonicapán". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[Baily-5] Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 85.

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Totonicapán
Municipality
Nickname(s): Toto
Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán
Totonicapán within Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°W / 14.91083; -91.36056Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°W / 14.91083; -91.36056
Country	Guatemala
Department	Totonicapán
Government
• Type	Municipal
Area ^[1]
• 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 ^[3]	103,952
• Ethnicities	K'iche' people Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Climate	Cwb