El Adelanto () is a small town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Jutiapa department
Jutiapa Department is a department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Jutiapa. As of 2018, it has a population of 488,395. The department is divided into seventeen municipalities. Jut ...
of
Guatemala.
Geography
El Adelanto is located in southeastern Guatemala, 150 km away from
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
and 32 km southeast of
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), , the seat of the department of
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), .
It borders the municipality of
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), to the north,
Yupiltepeque to the east,
Zapotitlán to the south, and
Comapa to the southwest. The municipal seat is also known as El Adelanto.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census, the municipality had 6398 inhabitants.
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References
External links
El Adelanto
Municipal Website (Spanish)
El Adelanto - Asociación Nacional de Municipalidades de la República de Guatemala
Official information about the municipal government (Spanish)
All the information in this page was retrieved from the following websites on September 12, 2009:
* http://www.inforpressca.com/eladelanto/index.php
and
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110721084608/http://www.anam.org.gt/LAIP/eladelanto/index.php.
Municipalities of the Jutiapa Department
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