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San Bartolomé Jocotenango

Coordinates: 15°11′34″N 91°4′39″W / 15.19278°N 91.07750°W / 15.19278; -91.07750
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San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Municipality
San Bartolomé Jocotenango is located in Guatemala
San Bartolomé Jocotenango
San Bartolomé Jocotenango
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°11′34″N 91°4′39″W / 15.19278°N 91.07750°W / 15.19278; -91.07750
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
MunicipalitySan Bartolomé Jocotenango
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
Area
 • Municipality
47 sq mi (123 km2)
Elevation
5,003 ft (1,525 m)
Population
 (Census 2002)
 • Municipality
8,639
 • Urban
1,312
 • Ethnicities
K'iche' (99%) Ladino (1%)
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateAw
WebsiteSite

San Bartolomé Jocotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.

The celebrations for the town's patron saint, San Bartolomé Apóstol, are on 22-25 of August.