San Diego (Zacapa)
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Coordinates: 14 ° 47 ' N , 89 ° 47' W San Diego on the map of Guatemala
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Guatemala | |
| Department | Zacapa | |
| Residents | 6372 (2002) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 112 km 2 | |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 640 m | |
| Waters | San Diego River | |
| Post Code | 19008 | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
| City patron | San Diego de Alcalá (Festival: November 11th to 13th) | |
San Diego is a place and a municipality in the Zacapa department in Guatemala . The place is about 160 km east-northeast of Guatemala City and about 65 km southwest of the city of Zacapa . The place is south of the Atlantic highway CA 9 in the valley of the Río San Diego at an altitude of 640 m. It can be reached from CA 9 via an asphalt road that branches off west of Cabañas (still in El Progreso ) to the south.
The 112 km² large municipality extends in the mountains in the extreme southwest of Zacapa. It has a total of around 8,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Ladinos . In addition to the main town of San Diego, the municipality consists of the nine "rural communities" ( Aldeas ) El Porvenir, Venecia, Santa Elena, El Terrero, Pampur, La Hierba Buena, La Ensenada, San Antonio and Las Delicias .
In the north, San Diego borders on the Municipio Cabañas, in the east on the Departamento Chiquimula and in the south and west on the Department Jalapa .
See also
Web links
- Official websites (Span.)
