Ciudad San Cristóbal facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Colonia Ciudad San Cristóbal
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Guatemala Department |
Ciudad San Cristóbal is a large neighborhood. It is located in the city of Mixco, which is part of the department of Guatemala.
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How Ciudad San Cristóbal Was Built
Ciudad San Cristóbal is one of the biggest housing areas near Guatemala City. It was started in 1973 by a company called DEINCO. This company specializes in real estate, which means they buy, sell, and develop land.
The area covers more than 10 square kilometers. It was separated from the main capital city by a deep canyon. This made it very hard to build there before.
The San Cristóbal Bridge
To connect the new neighborhood to the city, DEINCO built a special bridge. It is called the San Cristobal Bridge. This bridge made it easy for people to travel between Ciudad San Cristóbal and Guatemala City.
At first, the bridge had only two lanes for cars. But as more and more people moved to the new area, traffic grew a lot. So, the bridge had to be made bigger. It was expanded to four lanes to handle all the cars.
Who Lives in Ciudad San Cristóbal?
A survey from 2002 by the National Institute of Statistics gathered information about the population. It showed that the entire Mixco municipality has over 400,000 people living there.
Of these people, about 150,000 live specifically in Ciudad San Cristóbal. This makes it a very populated part of the Mixco area.
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad San Cristóbal para niños
