Cabañas (Zacapa)
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Coordinates: 14 ° 56 ′ N , 89 ° 48 ′ W Cabañas on the map of Guatemala
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Guatemala | |
| Department | Zacapa | |
| Residents | 11,211 (2002) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 136 km 2 | |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 230 m | |
| Waters | Río Motagua , Río Tambor | |
| Post Code | 19007 | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
| City patron | San Sebastián (Festival: January 19-21) | |
Cabañas is a place and a municipality in the Zacapa department in Guatemala . The place is about 150 km northeast of Guatemala City and 35 km west of the city of Zacapa not far from the Atlantic highway CA 9 at an altitude of 230 m.
The 136 km² municipality is located in the west of Zacapa and extends from the valley of the Río Motagua into the mountains to the south of it. It has a total of almost 15,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Ladinos . The municipality consists of the main town Cabañas from 19 "rural communities" ( Aldeas ) and other hamlets. The main branches of the economy are agriculture , handicrafts and the service sector .
Bordering municipalities are Usumatlán in the north, Huité in the east and San Diego in the south. In the west, Cabañas borders on the departments of El Progreso and Jalapa , in the southeast also on Chiquimula .
See also
Web links
- Official websites (Spanish)
- Economics thesis on Cabañas (Spanish; PDF; 4.25 MB)
