San Andrés, Petén
Municipality in El Petén, Guatemala
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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]
San Andrés | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  San Andrés Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 16°58′03″N 89°54′37″W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  El Petén |
| Municipality | San Andrés |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Milton Méndez (PP) |
| 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 |
| Climate | Am |
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 municipality's territory was declared protected nature reserve by the central government.[2]
