Totonicapán
Appearance
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Totonicapán | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: Toto | |
Coordinates:14°54′39″N91°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' peopleLadino |
• Religions | Roman CatholicismEvangelicalismMaya |
Climate | Cwb |
Totonicapánis a city inGuatemala.It serves as the capital of thedepartmentofTotonicapánand as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.
History
[edit]In 1838 Totonicapán was declared an independent republic, in which the adjoining departments ofSololáandQuezaltenangowere included. This state existed for two years, and was then again merged in the republic of Guatemala.[4]
Totonicapán suffered greatly in theearthquake of April 18, 1902.[4]
Historically, Totonicapán was known for itshot springs.[5]
Notes and References
[edit]- ^"Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal"(PDF).SEGEPLAN. 2003.RetrievedJune 12,2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^Citypopulation.dePopulation of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^Citypopulation.dePopulation of the major cities in Guatemala
- ^abpublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Totonicapam".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 92. 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.
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