Yepocapa
Sign in to saveYepocapa, also known as San Pedro Yepocapa, is a town with a population of 17,021 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. It is located at the base of Volcán de Fuego, which has destroyed the town several times, most recently on 15 October 1974.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- San Pedro Yepocapa
- Settlement.other_name
- Yepocapa
- Settlement.native_name
- Apocapa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town of Guatemala
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guatemala#Guatemala Chimaltenango
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 25px Chimaltenango
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor (2016-2020)
- Settlement.leader_name
- Bernabé Ajín Vicente
- Settlement.established_date
- 1839
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 214
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 34948
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- Central Time
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Guatemala
- Official name
- San Pedro Yepocapa
- Country
- Guatemala
- Located in
- Chimaltenango
- Population
- +42996
- Area
- +217
- Elevation
- +1403
- Shares border with
- Escuintla
- Official website
- www.inforpressca.com/sanpedroyepocapa
- Patron saint
- Saint Peter
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Spanish colony: Franciscan doctrine
- After independence from Spain
- 1974 Volcán de Fuego eruption
- Climate
- Geographic location
- See also
- Notes and references
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Yepocapa, also known as San Pedro Yepocapa, is a town with a population of 17,021 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. It is located at the base of Volcán de Fuego, which has destroyed the town several times, most recently on 15 October 1974.
==History==