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Nentón
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Also known as Nenton

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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Nentón
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Parque Central de Nentón, Huehuetenango - 51050319781.jpg
Settlement.caption
Central park of Nentón
Settlement.pushpin_map
Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
25px Huehuetenango
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2
717
Settlement.population_as_of
2018 census
Settlement.population_total
45679
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_urban
18606
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.blank_name
Climate

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Wikidata facts

Country
Guatemala
Population
51349
Area
787
Elevation
789
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Shares border with
Jacaltenango
Image
Parque Central de Nentón, Huehuetenango - 51050319781.jpg
Dialing code
502
Patron saint
San juan patrón
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postal code
13005
Commons category
Nentón
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Archeological sites
  • Franja Transversal del Norte
  • Climate
  • Geographic location
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

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.

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

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