# San Bartolomé Jocotenango Municipality, Quiché Department

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Municipality · Quiché Department 

# San Bartolomé Jocotenango

San Bartolomé Jocotenango is a municipality of Guatemala in Quiché Department. It had an estimated **16,326 people** in 2024 on 103 km² (about 158 per km²). Its main town is San Bartolomé Jocotenango. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 16,326people (2024)
- 103km²
- 1,602 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?

San Bartolomé Jocotenango had an estimated **16,326 people** in 2024 — 1.4% of Quiché Department, 266th of 340 municipalities. There are 1,017 women for every 1,000 men (below the Quiché Department figure of 1,034). Spread over 103 km², that is about **158 people per km²**, 229th of 340 municipalities.

39.8% of people are children under 15 and 3.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 20 years (it is 21 across Quiché Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 77 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,183**

5–9 ****2,222**

10–14 ****2,086**

15–19 ****1,824**

20–24 ****1,650**

25–29 ****1,294**

30–34 ****1,153**

35–39 ****925**

40–44 ****699**

45–49 ****546**

50–54 ****463**

55–59 ****383**

60–64 ****275**

65–69 ****229**

70+ ****394**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-gtm).

## Where is San Bartolomé Jocotenango?

San Bartolomé Jocotenango lies in [Quiché Department](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/quiche/), [Guatemala](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Sacapulas](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/quiche/sacapulas/), [San Andrés Sajcabajá](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/quiche/san-andres-sajcabaja/) and [San Pedro Jocopilas](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/quiche/san-pedro-jocopilas/). By area it is the 207th largest of 342 municipalities in Guatemala. It covers 1.4% of [Quiché Department](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/quiche/). The centre of San Bartolomé Jocotenango is about 81 km in a straight line from Guatemala City, the capital. It is about 22 km from Santa Cruz del Quiché, the main town of Quiché Department. The centre point is at 15.1824° N, 91.0159° W.

Source: [Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reducción De Desastres via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-gtm).

## Things to see in and around San Bartolomé Jocotenango

### Nearby, outside San Bartolomé Jocotenango

- Parque Regional Municipal La Vega del Zope · nature reserve, Chinique12 km
- Cascadas de Cunen · attraction, Cunén17 km
- Ruinas Mayas · ruins, Canillá19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: San Bartolomé Jocotenango

- Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/Guatemala
- CurrencyQuetzal (GTQ)
- Country calling code+502
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType A, B · 120 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Huehuetenango Airport (HUG) · Huehuetenango55 km
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) · Guatemala City85 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:36).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in San Bartolomé Jocotenango

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in San Bartolomé Jocotenango. The largest with a recorded population: San Bartolomé Jocotenango (1,620). Settlements here lie between about 1,249 m and 2,021 m above sea level (median 1,602 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Carrizal
- Chigonón
- Cucal
- Cucul
- Culiom
- Las Cuevas
- Las Guayabitas
- Las Minas
- Los Reyes
- Mamaj
- Mamaj Chiquito
- Mulubá
- Muluvá
- Pacam
- Panimá
- Paquix
- San Bartolomé Jocotenango
- Sinchaj
- Tacachat
- Tierra Caliente
- Xoljá

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of San Bartolomé Jocotenango

Named natural and historic features inside San Bartolomé Jocotenango, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Cheacaj
- Quebrada Chicalté
- Quebrada Chioj
- Quebrada Chuarrancho
- Quebrada Panimá
- Quebrada Patucán
- Quebrada Tacrebal
- Río Eqcá
- Río Pacám
- Río Pajij
- Río Quecá

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains.

- Cerro Mamaj · 2,114 m
- Cerro Achiotes · 2,015 m
- Montaña Los Achiotes · 1,965 m
- Cerro Chuipixab · 1,818 m
- Cerro Chuicamac · 1,777 m
- Montaña Los Achiotes · 1,714 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in San Bartolomé Jocotenango and the best time to visit

In San Bartolomé Jocotenango, the warmest month is Apr (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C). About 1,857 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (353 mm) and the driest Jan (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 6 

Feb 14 7 

Mar 16 22 

Apr 17 63 

May 17 217 

Jun 16 315 

Jul 16 226 

Aug 16 289 

Sep 16 353 

Oct 15 291 

Nov 14 58 

Dec 14 10 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Bartolomé Jocotenango

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sanatorio Elohim · Canillá 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.16816&mlon=-90.85005#map=17/15.16816/-90.85005) 

Bank San Andres Sajcabaja · San Andrés Sajcabajá 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.17159&mlon=-90.94524#map=17/15.17159/-90.94524) 

Petrol pump Shell · Sacapulas 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29248&mlon=-91.09807#map=17/15.29248/-91.09807) 

Hotel Turicentro SAN JORGE · Sacapulas 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.28669&mlon=-91.08755#map=17/15.28669/-91.08755) 

Mall Distribuidora Reynoso Márquez · Santa Cruz del Quiché 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03314&mlon=-91.14846#map=17/15.03314/-91.14846) 

School Colegio Utatlán · Santa Cruz del Quiché 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02982&mlon=-91.14494#map=17/15.02982/-91.14494) 

College INMDIC · Canillá 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.16745&mlon=-90.84892#map=17/15.16745/-90.84892) 

Police station Policía Nacional Civil · Santa Cruz del Quiché 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03070&mlon=-91.14806#map=17/15.03070/-91.14806) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other municipalities in Quiché Department

- Canillá
- Chajul
- Chicamán
- Chichicastenango
- Chiché
- Chinique
- Cunén
- Ixcán
- Joyabaj
- Nebaj
- Pachalum
- Patzité
- Sacapulas
- San Andrés Sajcabajá
- San Antonio Ilotenango
- San Juan Cotzal
- San Pedro Jocopilas
- Santa Cruz del Quiché
- Uspantán
- Zacualpa

## Quick answers

- Where is San Bartolomé Jocotenango?In Quiché Department, Guatemala
- What is the population of San Bartolomé Jocotenango?16,326 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?About 20 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Bartolomé Jocotenango?About 158 people per km²
- What borders San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Sacapulas, San Andrés Sajcabajá and San Pedro Jocopilas
- What is there to see in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Parque Regional Municipal La Vega del Zope, Cascadas de Cunen, Ruinas Mayas
- What time zone is San Bartolomé Jocotenango in?UTC−6
- What currency is used in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Quetzal (GTQ)
- What language is spoken in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Settlements lie between 1,249 m and 2,021 m
- What is the highest point in San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Cerro Mamaj (2,114 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Bartolomé Jocotenango?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Sanatorio Elohim, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Bartolomé Jocotenango?San Andres Sajcabaja, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Bartolomé Jocotenango?Shell, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Bartolomé Jocotenango?GT1417 (OCHA common operational dataset)