Nentón is a town and

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in the Guatemalan department of

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. Its territory extends 717 km² with a population of 45,679. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formerly known as San Benito Nentón. The population speaks

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and Chuj. The Nentón town fair is from January 12 to 15 in honor of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.

Administrative division

The municipality has 13 middle size settlements (Spanish: aldeas) and 24 small size settlements (Spanish: caseríos).http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/EPS/03/03_0504.pdf

Archeological sites

Nentón's territory includes the following sites:

Franja Transversal del Norte

The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development. The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango,

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, and Santa Cruz Barillas in

; Chajul and San Miguel

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in Quiché;

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, Chisec,

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, Lanquín,

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, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."

Climate

Nentón has a

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(

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Administrative division

Archeological sites

Franja Transversal del Norte

Climate

Geographic location

See also

References

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