Pochuta
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Pochuta | |
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Municipality and town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala |
| Department | File:Flag of Chimaltenango Department.svg Chimaltenango |
| Government | |
| • Major (2016-2020) | Héctor R. Hernández Cumar[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 66 sq mi (170 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,005 ft (916 m) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,239 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Central Time) |
Pochuta is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
History and general information
[edit | edit source]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 annual celebrations are in September, after Michael Archangel.
Name origin
[edit | edit source]"Pochuta" comes from the nahuatl Pochotl or Pochotla, which means "Place of ceibas".
Geographic location
[edit | edit source]Pochuta is surrounded by Chimaltenango Department municipalities except on the west, where it borders San Lucas Tolimán, a Sololá Department municipality:[2]
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See also
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- List of places in Guatemala
