El Adelanto

Municipality in Jutiapa, Guatemala
14°10′06″N 89°43′37″W / 14.16833°N 89.72694°W / 14.16833; -89.72694Country GuatemalaDepartment JutiapaGovernment
 • MayorTeofilio Sinohe Corado AzmitiaArea
 • Municipality13.2 sq mi (34.1 km2)Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality6,500 • Density490/sq mi (190/km2) • Urban
2,341 (36%) • Religions
60% Catholic; 30% Evangelical; 10% other • Gender
3,232 males and 3,268 femalesClimateAwWebsitewww.inforpressca.com/eladelanto/ (in Spanish)

El Adelanto (Spanish pronunciation: [el aðeˈlanto]) is a small town and municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. The population as of 2023 is 8,457.[2]

Geography

El Adelanto is located in southeastern Guatemala, 150 km from Guatemala City and 32 km southeast of Jutiapa, departmental seat of Jutiapa.

It borders the municipality of Jutiapa to the north, Yupiltepeque to the east, Zapotitlán to the south, and Comapa to the southwest. The municipal seat is also known as El Adelanto.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, the municipality had 6,398 inhabitants.[3] However, the municipality's website also references to a total population of 5,313 inhabitants.[4]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. ^ "El Adelanto (Municipality, Guatemala) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ^ Demografía
  4. ^ Ubicación
  • El Adelanto Municipal Website (Spanish)
  • El Adelanto - Asociación Nacional de Municipalidades de la República de Guatemala Official information about the municipal government (Spanish)

All the information in this page was retrieved from the following websites on September 12, 2009:

  • http://www.inforpressca.com/eladelanto/index.php

and

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20110721084608/http://www.anam.org.gt/LAIP/eladelanto/index.php.
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