San Andrés, El Petén
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| San Andrés | |
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 San Andrés
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| Coordinates: 16°58′03″N 89°54′37″W / 16.9675°N 89.91028°WCoordinates: 16°58′03″N 89°54′37″W / 16.9675°N 89.91028°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | El Petén |
| Municipality | San Andrés |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
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| Area | |
| • Municipality | 8,874 km2 (3,426 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (Census 2002) | |
| • Municipality | 20,295 |
| • Urban | 5,740 |
| • Ethnicities | Q’eqchi, Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people (census 2002).[1]
The municipality was created in 1962 and has a territory 8,874 km², equivalent to 25% of the department of El Petén. In the 1990s, more than 93% (8,288 km²) of the municipalities territory was declared protected nature reserve by the central government.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Municipalidad de San Andrés, Petén - Diagnóstico Institucional" (in Spanish) (doc). Guatemala: marn.gob.gt. 2007. http://www.marn.gob.gt/documentos/AMPI/B/B7/B7.2/B7.2.2.doc.. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ Morales Santizo, Karla Lorena (2008). "Municipio de San Andrés, Departamento de Petén - “Administración del Riesgo”" (in Spanish) (pdf). Guatemala: USAC. http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/EPS/03/03_0665_v16.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
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