Totonicapán

Totonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.

Totonicapán
Municipality
Central park of Totonicapán
Nickname:  Toto
Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán
Totonicapán
Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Totonicapán
Government
• Type	Municipal
Area [1]
• Municipality	274 km2 (106 sq mi)
Elevation	2,495 m (8,186 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[2]
• Municipality	103,952
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
• Urban [3]	103,952
• Ethnicities	K'iche' people Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Climate	Cwb

History

In 1838 Totonicapán was declared an independent republic, in which the adjoining departments of Sololá and Quezaltenango were included. This state existed for two years, and was then again merged in the republic of Guatemala.^[4]

Totonicapán suffered greatly in the earthquake of April 18, 1902.^[4]

Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.^[5]

Municipal Theater of Totonicapán

Central plaza in Totonicapán

Municipal building of Totonicapán

Notes and References

1. "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
3. Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
4.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Totonicapam". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 92.
5. Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 85.

External links

• Official website