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Yepocapa
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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.

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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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • 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==

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