Totonicapán
Totonicapán | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Nickname: Toto | |
 Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán | |
 Totonicapán within Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Totonicapán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 328 km2 (127 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,495 m (8,186 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 134,373 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | K'iche' people Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cwb |
Totonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.
Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.[3]
References
- ^ "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Caracterización departamental: Totonicapán 2013" (PDF). Caracterización departamental: Totonicapán 2013. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 85.
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