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Mataquescuintla
Municipality in Jalapa, Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mataquescuintla (from Nahuatl, meaning net to catch dogs) is a town and municipality in the Jalapa department of south-east Guatemala.[2] It covers 262 square kilometres (101 sq mi).[3]
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Mataquescuintla | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Mataquescuintla seen from Miramundo and Pino Dulce | |
Coordinates: 14°32′1″N 90°11′2″W | |
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Villa | 1848 |
Incorporated | 1848 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Mataquescuintla municipal council |
• Mayor of Mataquescuintla | Hugo Manfredo Loy |
Area | |
• Total | 262 km2 (101 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,727 m (5,000 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Total | 41,848 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
• Urban | 9,833 |
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Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
Climate | Cwb |
Website | Mataquescuintla municipality |
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Mataquescuintla played a significant role during the first half of the nineteenth century, when it was the center of operations of conservative general Rafael Carrera, who led a Catholic peasant revolution against the liberal government of Mariano Gálvez in 1838, and then ruled Guatemala from 1840 until his death in 1865.
It is divided into 6 zones. [4]