Nentón
| Nentón | |
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 Nentón
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| Coordinates: 15°48′08″N 91°45′16″W / 15.80222°N 91.75444°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala
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| Department |
 Huehuetenango
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| Climate | Cwb |
Nentón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 762.85 km2 and has 9,113 inhabitants. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formally 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.
The municipality has 13 middle size settlements (Spanish: aldeas) and 24 small size settlements (Spanish: caseríos):
Nentón's territory includes the following sites:
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."
Nentón has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
Coordinates: 15°48′N 91°45′W / 15.800°N 91.750°W
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