Nentón
Municipality in Huehuetenango, Guatemala
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Nentón is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 717 km2 with a population of 45,679. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formerly known as San Benito Nentón.[3] The population speaks Spanish and Chuj.
Nentón | |
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Municipality | |
Central park of Nentón | |
  Nentón Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°48′08″N 91°45′16″W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Huehuetenango |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 717 km2 (277 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality | 45,679 |
| • Density | 63.7/km2 (165/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,606 |
| Climate | Cwb |
The Nentón town fair is from January 12 to 15 in honor of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.
Administrative division
The municipality has 13 middle size settlements (Spanish: aldeas) and 24 small size settlements (Spanish: caseríos).[4]
| Type | List |
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| Middle size |
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| Small size |
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Archeological sites
Nentón's territory includes the following sites:
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Franja Transversal del Norte
The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development.[5] The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."[6]
Climate
Nentón has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
| Climate data for Nentón | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.1 (55.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
25 (1.0) |
36 (1.4) |
75 (3.0) |
121 (4.8) |
252 (9.9) |
167 (6.6) |
171 (6.7) |
214 (8.4) |
171 (6.7) |
76 (3.0) |
34 (1.3) |
1,377 (54.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
