Pochuta is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
Pochuta | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Pochuta Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°32′42″N 91°05′20″W / 14.54500°N 91.08889°W | |
| 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 | UTC+6 (Central Time) |
History and general information edit
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
"Pochuta" comes from the nahuatl Pochotl or Pochotla, which means "Place of ceibas".
Geographic location edit
Pochuta is surrounded by Chimaltenango Department municipalities except on the west, where it borders San Lucas Tolimán, a Sololá Department municipality:[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Partido UNE gana alcaldía de Chimaltenango". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ a b c SEGEPLAN (2010). "Municipios de Chimaltenango" (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.