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Nentón
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| official_name | Nentón | |
| settlement_type | Municipality | |
| image_skyline | Parque Central de Nentón, Huehuetenango - 51050319781.jpg | |
| caption | Central park of Nentón | |
| pushpin_map | Guatemala | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Guatemala | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | ||
| subdivision_type1 | Department | |
| subdivision_name1 | [[Image:Flag of Huehuetenango Department.svg | 25px]] Huehuetenango |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| area_total_km2 | 717 | |
| population_as_of | 2018 census | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 45679 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| population_urban | 18606 | |
| population_urban_footnotes | ||
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| coordinates | ||
| 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).{{cite web
| Type | List | Middle size | Small size |
|---|
Archeological sites
Nentón's territory includes the following sites:
| List |
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Franja Transversal del Norte
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. 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). |access-date = 19 August 2015
Geographic location
References
Bibliography
References
- "Guatemala: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- "Guatemala: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- "Franja Transversal del Norte".
- SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala".
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