Jacaltenango

Jacaltenango
Jacaltenango
Municipality
	View of Jacaltenango in 1986
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	Jacaltenango Location in Guatemala
	Coordinates: 15°40′N 91°44′W / 15.667°N 91.733°W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Huehuetenango
Municipality	Jacaltenango
Area
• Municipality	87 sq mi (225 km2)
Elevation	4,715 ft (1,437 m)
Population (Census 2018)
• Municipality	37,171
• Density	430/sq mi (170/km2)
• Urban	22,533
• Ethnicities	Jakaltek Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Climate	Cwb

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Jacaltenango is a town and municipality situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains. Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2002, its urban population was about 23,500^[3] but at the 2018 census the town's population has decreased to 22,533.

Its economy is based mainly on agricultural products, especially coffee. Jacaltenango exports about 95% of its agricultural production. Jacaltenango has six schools: three elementary and three high schools, which include middle school.

^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
^ "2002 census". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

[1] Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala

[2] Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala

[3] "2002 census". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

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