San Sebastián Coatán
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San Sebastián Coatán is a municipality
in the Guatemala
n 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
. It borders San Mateo Ixtatán
and Nentón
to the north, San Rafael la Independencia and Santa Eulalia to the east, San Miguel Acatán
to the south and Nentón to the west. Within these borders lies the archeological site called Moja'.
The town's fair is from the 17th to the 20th of September in honor of their patron, Saint Sebastian. Another smaller fair is on January 16–20 celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi.
Local Evangelical Protestants operate a radio station known as Radio Coatán, or sometimes as Radio Cultural Coatán. The station broadcasts on shortwave and can sometimes be heard in North America and Europe.
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 560 km2, is 2,350m above sea level and has a cooler climate. It has 18,022 inhabitants who speak 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...
. It borders 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...
and Nentón
Nentón
Nentón is a municipality in the Guatemalan 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...
to the north, San Rafael la Independencia and Santa Eulalia to the east, San Miguel Acatán
San Miguel Acatán
San Miguel Acatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The Mayan language of Akateko is spoken here....
to the south and Nentón to the west. Within these borders lies the archeological site called Moja'.
The town's fair is from the 17th to the 20th of September in honor of their patron, Saint Sebastian. Another smaller fair is on January 16–20 celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi.
Local Evangelical Protestants operate a radio station known as Radio Coatán, or sometimes as Radio Cultural Coatán. The station broadcasts on shortwave and can sometimes be heard in North America and Europe.