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Nentón


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official_nameNentón
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineParque Central de Nentón, Huehuetenango - 51050319781.jpg
captionCentral park of Nentón
pushpin_mapGuatemala
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Guatemala
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1[[Image:Flag of Huehuetenango Department.svg25px]] Huehuetenango
leader_titleMayor
area_total_km2717
population_as_of2018 census
population_footnotes
population_total45679
population_density_km2auto
population_urban18606
population_urban_footnotes
unit_prefMetric
coordinates
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoCwb

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

TypeListMiddle sizeSmall size

Archeological sites

Nentón's territory includes the following sites:

List

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

  1. "Guatemala: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. "Guatemala: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  3. "Franja Transversal del Norte".
  4. SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala".
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