Jocotenango

Jocotenango
Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Jocotenango
Jocotenango is located in Guatemala
Jocotenango
Jocotenango
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°34′55″N 90°44′37″W / 14.58194°N 90.74361°W / 14.58194; -90.74361
Country Guatemala
Department Sacatepéquez
Area
 • Municipality10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Municipality21,657[1]
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,280[2]
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
ClimateCwb

Jocotenango (alternate: Xocotenango; translation from Kaqchikel: "place of many plums")[3] is a town and small municipality in the northeast section of Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez,[4] and is situated north of Antigua Guatemala. It has seven zones, two villages, and one hamlet. According to the 2018 census, the municipality has a total population of 21,657 of which 1,680 are native population and the balance are non-indigenous; and approximately 19,280 live in an urban area, while the balance are rural dwellers.[5]

Jocotenango is the birthplace of multi Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Ricardo Arjona.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  3. ^ "Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez". inforpressca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  4. ^ Gobierno de Guatemala 2006, p. 9
  5. ^ Gobierno de Guatemala 2006, p. 14.