San Bartolomé Jocotenango

San Bartolomé Jocotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.

San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Municipality
San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°11′34″N 91°4′39″W
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
MunicipalitySan Bartolomé Jocotenango
Government
  TypeMunicipal
Area
  Municipality47 sq mi (123 km2)
Elevation
5,003 ft (1,525 m)
Population
 (Census 2002)
  Municipality8,639
  Urban
1,312
  Ethnicities
K'iche' (99%) Ladino (1%)
  Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateAw
WebsiteSite

The celebrations for the town's patron saint, San Bartolomé Apóstol, are on 22-25 of August.

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