San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Municipality
San Bartolomé Jocotenango is located in Guatemala
San Bartolomé Jocotenango
San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°11′34″N 91°4′39″W / 15.19278°N 91.07750°W / 15.19278; -91.07750
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
MunicipalitySan Bartolomé Jocotenango
Government
  TypeMunicipal
Area
  Municipality47 sq mi (123 km2)
Elevation
5,003 ft (1,525 m)
Population
 (Census 2002)
  Municipality8,639
  Urban
1,312
  Ethnicities
K'iche' (99%) Ladino (1%)
  Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateAw
WebsiteSite

San Bartolomé Jocotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.

The celebrations for the town's patron saint, San Bartolomé Apóstol, are on 22-25 of August.


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