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Jocotenango (alternate: Xocotenango; translation from Kaqchikel: "place of many plums") is a town and small municipality in the northeast section of Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez, and is situated north of Antigua Guatemala. It has seven zones, two villages, and one hamlet. According to the 2018 census, the municipality has a total population of 21,657 of which 1,680 are native population and the rest are non-indigenous; and approximately 19,280 live in an urban area, while the rest are rural dwellers.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Jocotenango
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Jocotenango, 2008.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Jocotenango
Settlement.pushpin_map
Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
rightb
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
25px Sacatepéquez
Settlement.area_total_km2
10.4
Settlement.population_as_of
2018
Settlement.population_total
21657
Settlement.population_density_km2
2100
Settlement.population_urban
19280
Settlement.timezone
CST
Settlement.utc_offset
−6
Settlement.blank_name
Climate

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Flora and fauna
  • Culture
  • Transportation
  • Climate
  • Geographic location
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • Notes and references
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Jocotenango (alternate: Xocotenango; translation from Kaqchikel: "place of many plums") is a town and small municipality in the northeast section of Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez, and is situated north of Antigua Guatemala. It has seven zones, two villages, and one hamlet. According to the 2018 census, the municipality has a total population of 21,657 of which 1,680 are native population and the rest are non-indigenous; and approximately 19,280 live in an urban area, while the rest are rural dwellers.

Jocotenango is the birthplace of multi Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Ricardo Arjona.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jocotenango” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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