Camotán
| Camotán | |
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| Municipality | |
 Camotán
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| Coordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°22′54″W / 14.81667°N 89.38167°WCoordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°22′54″W / 14.81667°N 89.38167°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala
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| Department |
.png){kind=small} Chiquimula
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Guillermo Guerra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 232 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 census) | |
| • Total | 36,226 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Climate | Aw |
Camotán is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.
«If 80% of the population in Guatemala lives in poverty, with that percent, I do not know what is the big fuss about this famine.
On 3 August 2001, Camotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing, facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price.Alfonso Portillo's government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.
Total population as of 2002 was 35,263, living in 6,479 homes.
Camotán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
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