Pochuta

Pochuta
Municipality and town
Pochuta

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 14°33′N 91°05′W / 14.550°N 91.083°W / 14.550; -91.083
Country  Guatemala
Department Chimaltenango
Government
 • Major (2016-2020) Héctor R. Hernández Cumar [1]
Area
 • Total 70 sq mi (170 km2)
Elevation 3,005 ft (916 m)
Time zone Central Time (UTC+6)

Pochuta is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.

History and general information

The town was known as "San Miguel Pochuta" during the Spanish colony and was elevated to a municipality in 1921. It has an area of 170 km² and its municipal capital sits at 916 m above sea level. The main religious snnual celebrations are in September, after Michael Archangel.

Name origin

Pochuta comes from the nahuatl Pochotl or Pochotla, which means «Place of ceibas».

Geographic location

Pochuta is surrounded by Chimaltenango Department municipalities except on the west, where it borders San Lucas Tolimán, a Sololá Department municipality:[2]

 Patzún
San Lucas Tolimán, Sololá Department municipality Acatenango[2]
   Pochuta  
Yepocapa[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partido UNE gana alcaldía de Chimaltenango". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 SEGEPLAN (2010). "Municipios de Chimaltenango" (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

Coordinates: 14°33′N 91°05′W / 14.550°N 91.083°W / 14.550; -91.083

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