San Francisco, Petén facts for kids

Quick facts for kids San Francisco
Municipality
San Francisco Location in Guatemala
Country	Guatemala
Department	El Petén
Population  (2000)
• Total	8,066
Climate	Am
Website	Website

San Francisco (pronounced sahm frahn-SEES-koh) is a small but important place in Guatemala. It is a type of local area called a municipality. This municipality is located in the El Petén department, which is like a state or province in other countries. About 8,066 people live in the San Francisco municipality.

What is a Municipality?

A municipality is a local area that has its own government. Think of it like a town or a small city with the land around it. The people who live there elect leaders to help run things.

Who Leads San Francisco?

The main leader of the San Francisco municipality is called the Mayor. The current Mayor is José Luis Pérez Lara. He belongs to a political group called the Patriotic Party (PP). A political party is a group of people who share similar ideas about how to run a government.

Communities in San Francisco

The San Francisco municipality is made up of several smaller communities. These are like different neighborhoods or villages that all belong to the same municipality. Here are some of the main communities and how many people lived there in the year 2000:

• San Francisco (the main town, with 2,713 people)
• San Juan de Dios (1,118 people)
• San Valentín las Flores (1,007 people)
• Nueva Guatemala (515 people)
• San Martín (347 people)
• Santa Cruz (246 people)
• Eben Ezer (229 people)
• San José Pinares (203 people)
• Laguna El Zapotal (183 people)
• Nuevo San Francisco (144 people)
• Santa Teresa (101 people)

See also

• In Spanish: San Francisco (Petén) para niños