Jacaltenango

Jacaltenango

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Jacaltenango is a town situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains. Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2002, its urban population was about 23,500 [cite web |title=2002 census |publisher= Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas |url=http://www.ine.gob.gt/ |accessdate= 2008-05-11] (a third of which is indigenous), but the town's population is projected to have grown to over 40,000. [World Gazetter [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-93&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=&geo=380420827 Jacaltenango] Retrieved on July 27, 2007]

Its economy is based mainly on agricultural products, especially coffee. Jacaltenango exports about 95% of its agricultural production. Jacaltenango has six schools: three elementary and three high schools, which include middle school.

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