Totonicapán
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.
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 | |
| 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 |
Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.[4]
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) - Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
- 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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