Colotenango is a town and

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in the

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Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highw ...

. The municipality is situated at above

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and has a population of 34,834 (2018 census). It covers an area of . The annual festival is August 12–15. Colotenango has two holy sites called Tuikalajan and Tuisanmarcos.

Demographics

Colotenango is traditionally a

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community whose residents speak the Mayan

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.http://www.inforpressca.com/colotenango/cultura.php Two-thirds of the residents are Catholic, while about thirty percent are Evangelica.

Aldeas

Colotenango includes the following ''aldeas'' (towns), Colotenango (el pueblo), El Granadillo, Ical, Ixconlaj, La Barranca, La Vega, Tojlate, Luminoche, Tixel, and Xemal.

References

External links

in Spanish
Municipal map. Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department {{Guatemala-geo-stub