Nentón
Encyclopedia
Nentón is a municipality
in the Guatemala
n department
of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 762.85 km2 and has 9,113 inhabitants. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formally known as San Benito Nentón. It is surrounded by the following: Mexico
to the north and west, San Mateo Ixtatán
to the east, San Sebastián Coatán
, San Miguel Acatán and Jacaltenango to the south. The population here speaks Spanish
and Chuj
.
The Nentón town fair is from January 12 to the 15th in honor of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.
1. K'atepan (Chanhk'ejelb'e)
2. Cimarrón
3. Chaculá
4. Onh (El Aguacate)
5. Ixb'u'ul (Gracias a Dios)
6. Miramar
7. Pájaros
8. Paluwa'
9. Piedra Redonda
10. K'en Santo
11. K'ixal
12. Samran (San Francisco)
13. Tres Lagunas
14. Wajxak K'annha
15. Yalanhb'ojoch
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n department
Departments of Guatemala
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of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 762.85 km2 and has 9,113 inhabitants. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formally known as San Benito Nentón. It is surrounded by the following: Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to the north and west, San Mateo Ixtatán
San Mateo Ixtatán
San Mateo Ixtatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at above sea level in the Cuchumatanes mountain range and covers of terrain. It has a cold climate and is located in a cloud forest. The temperature fluctuates between . The coldest months are from...
to the east, San Sebastián Coatán
San Sebastián Coatán
San Sebastián Coatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 560 km2, is 2,350m above sea level and has a cooler climate. It has 18,022 inhabitants who speak Spanish and Chuj...
, San Miguel Acatán and Jacaltenango to the south. The population here speaks Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Chuj
Chuj
Chuj might refer to:* Chuj language, a Mayan language spoken in western Guatemala and southern Mexico* Chuj people, speakers of the Chuj language...
.
The Nentón town fair is from January 12 to the 15th in honor of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.
Archeological sites
Nentón's territory includes the following sites:1. K'atepan (Chanhk'ejelb'e)
2. Cimarrón
3. Chaculá
4. Onh (El Aguacate)
5. Ixb'u'ul (Gracias a Dios)
6. Miramar
7. Pájaros
8. Paluwa'
9. Piedra Redonda
10. K'en Santo
11. K'ixal
12. Samran (San Francisco)
13. Tres Lagunas
14. Wajxak K'annha
15. Yalanhb'ojoch