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Alotenango (Alo-tenamitl-co; translation "in the wall of the parrots") (variation: Atchalan) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2018 census, the town has a population of 23,358. The municipality consists of four wards and is situated on the Escuintla road (National Highway 14). Located in a valley, Alotenango is a Ladino coffee center, since the times of general Justo Rufino Barrios liberal regime (1873–1885).

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Settlement.name
Alotenango
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Alotenango-041015.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Guatemala
Settlement.image_flag
File:Coat_of_Alotenango.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
25px Sacatepéquez
Settlement.area_total_km2
98.7
Settlement.population_as_of
2018 census
Settlement.population_total
23986
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
Central Time
Settlement.utc_offset
-6
Settlement.blank_name
Climate
Settlement.blank_info
Cwb

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Population
28129
Area
95
Elevation
1376
Image
Volcanfuego1897.jpg
Dialing code
502
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postal code
03014
Commons category
Alotenango
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Alotenango (Alo-tenamitl-co; translation "in the wall of the parrots") (variation: Atchalan) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2018 census, the town has a population of 23,358. The municipality consists of four wards and is situated on the Escuintla road (National Highway 14). Located in a valley, Alotenango is a Ladino coffee center, since the times of general Justo Rufino Barrios liberal regime (1873–1885).

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