Santiago Chimaltenango


Santiago Chimaltenango is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality is named in honor of the Apostle St James. The annual festivals are from July 21st to July 25th. It is estimated that roughly 10% of the population is abroad, mainly in the American states of California and Florida. The cities of Oakland and Los Angeles having the largest populations. The Mam people are the predominant people in the municipality. The Mam language is widely spoken in it.

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History

The municipality was annulled on December 11, 1935, and reestablished on February 2, 1948.
The predominant language is mam. Specificity the Northern Mam..

Government

The current mayor of the municipality for the 2020-2024 cycle is Froylan Elías Aguilar Jiménez.

Education

Escuela Nacional Urbana Mixta Santiago Chimaltenango

Economy

The production of agriculture of the municipality includes corn, beans, potatoes, coffee, sugar cane and bananas.
Its production of local artisanal wears include cotton and wool.

Geography

The municipality is bound to the north by the municipalities of Concepción and Todos Santos Cuchumatán. To the east by the municipality of San Juan Atitán. To the south is the municipality Colotenango and then the west with the municipalities of Colotenango and San Pedro Nécta.
It is located about 317 km from the capital of Guatemala City.
The weather is cool and moderate.

Places of Interest

Tourism

In the municipality is the archeological site of Tecpán.
Also the tourist site of the Balñeario La Laguna
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Demographics

According to projections by the “Instituto Nacional de Estadística“ for the year 2012, The municipality of Santiago Chimaltenango has a population of 7,250 inhabitants.

Traditional Music

The area has its own distinct type of marimba music.