Jutiapa

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Municipality in Guatemala

Flag

Coat of arms

Motto:

Birthplace of the Sun

14°16′58″N 89°53′33″W / 14.28278°N 89.89250°W / 14.28278; -89.89250Country

GuatemalaDepartment

JutiapaGovernment

• MayorBasil Lamb (2013-2016)Area

• Municipality610 km² (240 sq mi)Elevation

895 m (2,936 ft)Population

(census 2018)^[1]

• Municipality145,880 • Density240/km² (620/sq mi) • Urban

^[2]

145,880Time zoneGMT-6ClimateAwWebsiteOfficial website

Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.

Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft),^[3] it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Cristóbal is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa since 2016.

Local crafts include candles (both tallow and paraffin type); woven hats and other palm products; leather saddles, belts and riding gear; and traditional ceramics.^[4]

Its population as of 2023 is 168,787.^[5]

Notable people

Angelina Acuña (1905-2006), writer

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola
^ (Jutiapa -Guatemala) Encyclopædia Britannica
^ Travel to Guatemala
^ "Jutiapa (Municipality, Guatemala) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-11-02.