Totonicapán

Totonicapán
Municipality
Central park of Totonicapán
Central park of Totonicapán
Nickname: 
Toto
Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán
Municipality of Totonicapán within the Department of Totonicapán
Totonicapán is located in Guatemala
Totonicapán
Totonicapán
Location within Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°54′39″N 91°21′38″W / 14.91083°N 91.36056°W / 14.91083; -91.36056
Country Guatemala
Department Totonicapán
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
Area
 • Municipality
274 km2 (106 sq mi)
Elevation
2,495 m (8,186 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality
103,952
 • Density379/km2 (983/sq mi)
 • Urban
103,952
 • Ethnicities
K'iche' people Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateCwb

Totonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.

History

In 1820, the city experienced an uprising of indigenous people led by Atanasio Tzul [es]. The rebellion lasted 24 days, and was successfully suppressed by the Spanish.

In 1838 Totonicapán was declared an independent republic, in which the adjoining departments of Sololá and Quezaltenango were included. This state existed for two years, and was then again merged in the republic of Guatemala.

Totonicapán suffered greatly in the earthquake of April 18, 1902.

Historically, Totonicapán was known for its hot springs.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Totonicapán - Estrategia para la reducción de la pobreza municipal" (PDF). SEGEPLAN. 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
  4. 1 2 Wikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Totonicapam". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 92.
  5. ↑ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 85.