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Jutiapa

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Country
  
Guatemala

Elevation
  
895 m (2,936 ft)

Climate
  
Aw

Department
  
Jutiapa

Time zone
  
GMT-6

Website
  
Official website

Jutiapa

Jutiapa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.

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Map of Jutiapa Department, Guatemala

Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Cristóbal is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa since 2016.

Local crafts include candles (both tallow and paraffin type); woven hats and other palm products; leather saddles, belts and riding gear; and traditional ceramics.

Notable people

  • Angelina Acuña (1905-2006), writer
  • References

    Jutiapa Wikipedia