Poptún
| Poptún | |
|---|---|
  Poptún Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 16°19′20″N 89°25′20″W / 16.32222°N 89.42222°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
.png){kind=small} El Petén |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Duque[1] (UCN) |
| Climate | Am |
Poptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 1,128 km2, and had a population of 35,663 at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid-2012) was 64,988. It is some 385 km from Guatemala City. Since 1989, Military Zone 23 in Poptún has been the home of the Guatemalan Army's elite Kaibiles special operations force.
Geographic location
Poptún is in the southeast part of Petén Department and communicates with the rest of the Republic of Guatemala via a 100-km highway to Flores.
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Dolores, Petén Department municipality | | ||
| Sayaxché, Petén Department municipality |  |
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| San Luis, Petén Department municipality[2] |
References
- ↑ "Elecciones de Guatemala de 2011" (PDF). Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Municipios del Departamento de El Petén". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
Capital: Flores | ||
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Coordinates: 16°19′19″N 89°25′19″W / 16.322°N 89.422°W
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