El Adelanto () is a small town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Jutiapa department
Jutiapa Department is a Departments of Guatemala, department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Jutiapa. As of 2018, it has a population of 488,395. The department is divided into seven ...
of
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. The population as of 2023 is 8,457.
Geography
El Adelanto is located in southeastern Guatemala, 150 km from
Guatemala City
Guatemala City (, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate), is the Capital city, national capital and largest city of the Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. It is also the Municipalities of Guatemala, municipal capital of the Guatemala Depa ...
and 32 km southeast of
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Crist ...
, departmental seat of
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Crist ...
.
It borders the municipality of
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Crist ...
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.
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References
External links
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.
Municipalities of the Jutiapa Department
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