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Jacaltenango is a town and municipality situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains. Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2002, its urban population was about 23,500 but at the 2018 census the town's population has decreased to 22,533.

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Jacaltenango
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Jacaltenango1986.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View of Jacaltenango in 1986
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Bandera_Jacaltenango.png
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Guatemala
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bottom
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Location in Guatemala
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Guatemala
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Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
25px Huehuetenango
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Municipality
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Jacaltenango
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Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2
225
Settlement.population_as_of
Census 2018
Settlement.population_total
37171

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Population
44605
Area
212
Elevation
1437
Image
Jacaltenango1986.jpg
Dialing code
502
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postal code
13007
Commons category
Jacaltenango
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Jacaltenango is a town and municipality situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains. Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2002, its urban population was about 23,500 but at the 2018 census the town's population has decreased to 22,533.

Its economy is based mainly on agricultural products, especially coffee. Jacaltenango exports about 95% of its agricultural production. Jacaltenango has six schools: three elementary and three high schools, which include middle school.

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