Jutiapa is a city and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. Located 124 km from the city of

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...

, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft),(Jutiapa -Guatemala)
''Encyclopædia Britannica'' 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

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and paraffin type); woven hats and other palm products; leather saddles, belts and riding gear; and traditional ceramics.Travel to Guatemala
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Notable people

* Angelina Acuña (1905-2006), writer

References

Municipalities of the Jutiapa Department {{Guatemala-geo-stub