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Nentón
Municipality
Nentón is located in Guatemala
Nentón
Nentón
Location in Guatemala
Country  Guatemala
Department Flag of Huehuetenango.gif Huehuetenango
Area
 • Municipality 717 km2 (277 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality 45,679
 • Density 63.71/km2 (165.00/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,606
Climate Cwb

Nentón is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. 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 Spanish 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).

Nentón human settlements
Type List
Middle size
  1. Aguacate
  2. Bili
  3. Cajtaví
  4. Canquitic
  5. El Aguacate
  6. Gracias a Dios
  7. La Nueva Esperanza
  8. Nueva Concepción
  9. Salamay
  10. Quixal
  11. Subajasum
  12. Yalambojoch
  13. Yuxquén
Small size
  1. Buena Vista
  2. Chacaj
  3. Ciénega Yalcastán
  4. El Campamento Salamay
  5. El Carmen
  6. El Limón Chiquial
  7. Jom Tzalá
  8. La Unión
  9. Nueva Esperanza Chaculá
  10. Ojo de Agua
  11. Paleguá
  12. Patictenam
  13. Pocobastic I
  14. Pocobastic II
  15. Río Jordán
  16. San Francisco
  17. San José Yulaurel Frontera
  18. Santa Elena
  19. Santa Rosa
  20. Tzalá Chiquito
  21. Tzalá Grande
  22. Tzojbal
  23. Xoxctac
  24. Yalcastán Buena Vista

Archeological sites

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Nentón's territory includes the following sites:

Nentón archeological sites
List
  1. K'atepan (Chanhk'ejelb'e)
  2. Cimarrón
  3. Chaculá
  4. Onh (El Aguacate)
  5. Ixb'u'ul (Gracias a Dios)
  6. Miramar
  7. Pájaros
  8. Paluwa'
  9. Piedra Redonda
  10. K'en Santo
  11. K'ixal
  12. Samran (San Francisco)
  13. Tres Lagunas
  14. Wajxak K'annha
  15. Yalanhb'ojoch

Franja Transversal del Norte

Main article: 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, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."

Climate

Nentón has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for Nentón
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)		 11.9
(53.4)		 13.5
(56.3)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.7
(56.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.4
(56.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 13.4
(56.1)		 12.7
(54.9)		 12.5
(54.5)		 12.6
(54.7)		 13.1
(55.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)		 25
(1.0)		 36
(1.4)		 75
(3.0)		 121
(4.8)		 252
(9.9)		 167
(6.6)		 171
(6.7)		 214
(8.4)		 171
(6.7)		 76
(3.0)		 34
(1.3)		 1,377
(54.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Geographic location

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Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico San Mateo Ixtatán, Huehuetenango municipality
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San Sebastián Coatán, San Miguel Acatán and Jacaltenango, Huehuetenango municipalities
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