Nentón


Nentón is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 717 km2 with a population of 45,679. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formerly known as San Benito Nentón. The population here speaks Spanish and Chuj.
The Nentón town fair is from January 12 to the 15th in honor of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.

Administrative division

The municipality has 13 middle size settlements and 24 small size settlements :

TypeList
Middle size

  1. Aguacate
  2. Bili
  3. Cajtaví
  4. Canquitic
  5. El Aguacate
  6. Gracias a Dios
  7. La Nueva Esperanza
  8. Nueva Concepción
  9. Salamay
  10. Quixal
  11. Subajasum
  12. Yalambojoch
  13. Yuxquén
Small size
  • Buena Vista
  • Chacaj
  • Ciénega Yalcastán
  • El Campamento Salamay
  • El Carmen
  • El Limón Chiquial
  • Jom Tzalá
  • La Unión
  • Nueva Esperanza Chaculá
  • Ojo de Agua
  • Paleguá
  • Patictenam
  • Pocobastic I
  • Pocobastic II
  • Río Jordán
  • San Francisco
  • San José Yulaurel Frontera
  • Santa Elena
  • Santa Rosa
  • Tzalá Chiquito
  • Tzalá Grande
  • Tzojbal
  • Xoxctac
  • Yalcastán Buena Vista

    • Archeological sites

    Nentón's territory includes the following sites:

    List

    1. K'atepan
    2. Cimarrón
    3. Chaculá
    4. Onh
    5. Ixb'u'ul
    6. Miramar
    7. Pájaros
    8. Paluwa'
    9. Piedra Redonda
    10. K'en Santo
    11. K'ixal
    12. Samran
    13. Tres Lagunas
    14. Wajxak K'annha
    15. Yalanhb'ojoch

    Franja Transversal del Norte

    The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development. The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."

    Climate

    Nentón has a subtropical highland climate.

    Geographic location