Huehuetenango Department
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Huehuetenango (Template:Ipa) is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It is located in the western highlands and shares the borders with the Mexican state of Chiapas in the north and west; with El Quiché in the east, and Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango and San Marcos in the south. The capital is the city of Huehuetenango.<ref name="ITMB 2005">ITMB 2005.</ref>
Huehuetenango's ethnic composition is one of the most diverse in Guatemala. While the Mam are predominant in the department, other Maya groups are the Q'anjob'al, Chuj, Jakaltek, Tektik, Awakatek, Chalchitek, Akatek and K'iche'. Each of these nine Maya ethnic groups speaks its own language.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}. Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.4-5. Rodríguez L., p.v. Díaz Camposeco et al. 2008, pp.17, 19.</ref><ref name="EthnologueAkateko"/>
Name
The department of Huehuetenango takes its name from the city of the same name which serves as the departmental capital. The name derives from the Nahuatl language of central Mexico, given by the indigenous allies of the Spanish conquistadors during the Spanish Conquest of Guatemala. It is usually said to mean "place of the elders", but it may also mean a "place of the ahuehuete trees".<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, p.2.</ref>
Geography
Huehuetenango covers an area of Template:Convert in western Guatemala and is bordered on the north and west by Mexico. On the east side it is bordered by the department of El Quiché and on the south by the departments of Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango and San Marcos.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, p.1.</ref> The department encompasses almost the entire length of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes mountain range, although there is a wide difference in altitude across the department, from heights of Template:Convert above mean sea level to as low as Template:Convert above sea level, encompassing an equally wide variation in local climate, ranging from mountain peaks where the temperature sometimes falls below freezing to tropical lowland rainforest.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.5-6.</ref>
The department possesses various rivers that flow into the Chixoy River, also known as the Río Negro, which flows into the system of rivers forming the drainage basin of the Usumacinta River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The most important tributaries of the Chixoy in Huehuetenango are the Hondo and Xecunabaj rivers, which flow into the department from the neighbouring departments of El Quiché and Totonicapán.<ref name="Rouanet6ITMB">Rouanet et al. 1992, p.6. ITMB 2005.</ref>
The Cuilco River enters the department from neighbouring San Marcos and crosses into the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it joins with the Grijalva River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Its most important tributaries in Huehuetenango are the Apal, Chomá and Coxtón rivers.<ref name="Rouanet6ITMB"/>
The Ixcán River has its source near Santa Cruz Barillas and flows northwards towards Mexico where it joins the Lacuntún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta.<ref name="Rouanet7ITMB">Rouanet et al. 1992, p.7. ITMB 2005.</ref>
The Nentón River is formed in the municipality of San Sebastián Coatán by the joining of the rivers Nupxuptenam and Jajaniguán. It flows westwards across the border into Mexico where it empties into the Presa de la Angostura reservoir.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.6-7. ITMB 2005. GeoCenter.</ref>
The Selegua River has its source in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes and flows northwards, crossing the border into Chiapas, where it joins the Cuilco River to form the Grijalva River, to flow onwards to the Gulf of Mexico. Its principal tributaries are the Pino, Sibilá, Ocubilá, Naranjo, Colorado, Torlón, Mapá and Chicol rivers.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.6-7. ITMB 2005.</ref>
The largest body of standing water in the department is Laguna Yolnabaj, in the extreme north, close to the border with Mexico. Smaller lakes include Laguna Maxbal, Laguna Yolhuitz, and Laguna Seca, all in the northeast of the department.<ref name="ITMB 2005"/>
Population
In 2018 the department was recorded as having 1,170,669 inhabitants.<ref name="population" /> Over 70% of the population are estimated to be living in poverty, with 22% living in extreme poverty and are unable to meet basic necessities.<ref name="DiazCamposeco13">Díaz Camposeco et al. 2008, p.13.</ref> The majority of the population (variously estimated at 64–75%) belongs to indigenous Maya groups with the remainder being Spanish-speaking Ladinos. The Ladinos tend to be concentrated in towns and villages including Huehuetenango, Cuilco, Chiantla, Malacatancito, La Libertad, San Antonio Huista and La Democracia, which have a relatively low indigenous population. In the rest of the department, the Maya groups make up the majority of the population as much in the towns as the countryside.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, p.3. Hernández & González 2004.</ref> Huehuetenango has the greatest number of Mam Maya in Guatemala, although there are also Mam speakers in the departments of Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, and in the Mexican state of Chiapas.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, p.4. Quintana Hernández & Rosales 2006, p.5.</ref>
In 2008, 58% of the population of the department was aged 19 years or younger.<ref>Díaz Camposeco et al. 2008, p.14.</ref>
History
Early history
The area had been occupied by the Maya civilization since at least the Mesoamerican Early Classic Period.<ref>Arroyo 2001, p.42.</ref> At the time of the Spanish Conquest, the Maya city of Zaculeu was the initial focus of Spanish attention in the region that would later become the department of Huehuetenango. The city was defended by the Mam king Kayb'il B'alam; in 1525 it was attacked by Gonzalo de Alvarado y Chávez, cousin of Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado.<ref>Polo Sifontes, undated.</ref> After a siege lasting several months the Mam were reduced to starvation and Kayb'il B'alam finally surrendered the city to the Spanish.<ref>Recinos 1986, p.110.</ref>
Four years after the Spanish conquest of Huehuetenango, in 1529, San Mateo Ixtatán, Santa Eulalia and Jacaltenango were given in encomienda to the conquistador Gonzalo de Ovalle, a companion of Pedro de Alvarado.<ref>San Mateo Ixtatán at Inforpressca Template:Webarchive. Template:In lang MINEDUC 2001, pp.14-15.</ref> In 1684, a council led by Enrique Enriquez de Guzmán, then governor of Guatemala, decided upon the reduction of San Mateo Ixtatán and nearby Santa Eulalia, both within the colonial administrative district of the Corregimiento of Huehuetenango.<ref>Pons Sáez 1997, pp.149-150.</ref>
On 2 February 1838, Huehuetenango joined with Quetzaltenango, El Quiché, Retalhuleu, San Marcos and Totonicapán to form the short-lived Central American state of Los Altos. The state was crushed in 1840 by general Rafael Carrera Turcios, at that time between periods in office as Guatemalan president.<ref>Gaitán 2004?, pp.37-38.</ref>
Huehuetenango includes pre-Columbian Maya archaeological sites at Zaculeu, Chalchitán, Mojá and San Mateo Ixtatán.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.5, 7, 15. MINEDUC 2001, p.12.</ref>
Departmental history
The department of Huehuetenango was created by the presidential decree of Vicente Cerna Sandoval on 8 May 1866, although various attempts had been made to declare the district a department from 1826 onwards in order to better administer it.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.2-3.</ref>
By 1883, Huehuetenango had 248 coffee plantations and produced 7334 quintals (Imperial hundredweight) of coffee.<ref>Wagner 2001, p.108.</ref>
In 1887, a rebellion in Huehuetenango was put down by president Manuel Lisandro Barillas, who then suspended the constitutional guarantees of the department and redrafted its constitution.<ref>Gaitán 2004?, p.62.</ref>
Economy and agriculture
During the 17th and 18th centuries, namely during the Spanish Colonial period, the main industries were mining and livestock production, which was run by Spaniards. In modern times agriculture is the most important industry, although mining continues on a small scale and handicraft production also contributes to the local economy.<ref name="Rouanet8">Rouanet et al. 1992, p.8.</ref> Maize is cultivated across the whole department, without being limited by local climatic differences. The primary highland crops are wheat, potatoes, barley, alfalfa and beans. On the warmer lower slopes the primary crops are coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, chili, yuca, achiote and a wide range of fruits.<ref>Rouanet et al. 1992, pp.8-10.</ref>
Although historically cattle and horse farming were important, the size of production is much reduced in modern times, with the rearing of sheep, which is now more widespread. Mines in Huehuetenango produce silver, lead, zinc and copper. Gold was once mined in the department but it is no longer extracted.<ref name="Rouanet8"/> In 2000, the private mining company Minas de Guatemala S.A. was extracting antimony from underground mines near San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán.<ref>Velasco pp.6.3, Table 2.</ref>
Local handicraft production mainly consists of weaving traditional Maya textiles, mostly cotton but also wool, depending on the local climate.<ref name="Rouanet8"/>
In 2008 the most exported product was coffee.<ref name="DiazCamposeco49">Díaz Camposeco 2008, p.49.</ref>
Municipalities
The department of Huehuetenango includes 31 municipalities:<ref name="Rouanet1to5">Rouanet et al 1992, pp.1-5.</ref>
| Municipality<ref name="Rouanet1to5"/> | Ethnicity<ref name="Rouanet1to5"/> | Population | Festival | Altitude | Extent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguacatán | Awakatek/Chalchitek | 45,506<ref name="HernandezGonzalez">Hernández & González 2004.</ref> | moveable<ref name="InforpresscaAguacatan">40 days after Holy Week.Aguacatán at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaAguacatan"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaAguacatan"/> |
| Chiantla | Ladino/Mam | 73,927<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | 28 January–2 February<ref name="InforpresscaChiantla">Chiantla at Inforpessca. Template:Webarchive Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaChiantla"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> |
| Colotenango | Mam | 25,091<ref name="DiazCamposeco16">Estimated figure. Díaz Camposeco et al. 2008, p.16.</ref> | 15 August<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaColotenango">Colotenango at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaColotenango"/> |
| Concepción Huista | Jakaltek | 18,378<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 6–8 December<ref>Municipalidad de Concepción Husta Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniConcHuista">Municipalidad de Concepción Husta Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniConcHuista"/> |
| Cuilco | Ladino | 46,407<ref>Cuilco at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 25 November–1 December<ref name="InforpresscaCuilco">Cuilca at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaCuilco"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaCuilco"/> |
| Huehuetenango | Ladino | 102,294<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | 16 July<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniHuehue">Municipalidad de Huehutenango Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniHuehue"/> |
| Jacaltenango | Jakaltek | 41,112<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 2 February<ref>Municipalidad de Jacaltenango. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> |
| La Democracia | Ladino | 48,430<ref name="InforpresscaLaDemo"/> | 2nd Friday of Lent<ref>La Democracia at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaLaDemo">La Democracia at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaLaDemo"/> |
| La Libertad | Ladino/Mam | 30,312<ref>La Libertad at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 12–15 January<ref name="InforpresscaLaLib">La Libertad at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaLaLib"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaLaLib"/> |
| Malacatancito | Ladino/K'iche'<ref>Tarax Herrera et al. 2005.</ref> | 19,177<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 26 July<ref name="MuniMalacatan">Municipalidad de Malacatancito. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniMalacatan"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniMalacatan"/> |
| Nentón | Chuj | 38,820 | 15 January<ref>Municipalidad de Nentón. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniNenton">Municipalidad de Nentón. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniNenton"/> |
| San Antonio Huista | Ladino/Jakaltek | 13,756<ref name="InforpresscaSanAntHuista">San Antonio Huista at Inforpressca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 8–12 December<ref name="InforpresscaSanAntHuista"/> | Template:Convert<ref>Municipalidad de San Antonio Huista Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaSanAntHuista"/> |
| San Gaspar Ixchil | Mam | 7,000<ref name="InforpresscaSanGaspar">San Gaspar Ixchil at Inforpressca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 4–6 January<ref name="InforpresscaSanGaspar"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaSanGaspar"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaSanGaspar"/> |
| San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán | Mam | 30,466<ref name="InforpresscaSanIldefonso">San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán at Inforpressca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 20–25 January<ref name="InforpresscaSanIldefonso"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaSanIldefonso"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaSanIldefonso"/> |
| San Juan Atitán | Mam | 14,860<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 25 June<ref name="SanJuanAtitan">Municipalidad de San Juan Atitán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="SanJuanAtitan"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="SanJuanAtitan"/> |
| San Juan Ixcoy | Q'anjob'al | 21,805<ref name="InforpresscaSanJuanIxcoy">San Juan Ixcoy at Inforpessca. Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 24 June<ref name="MuniSanJuanIxcoy">Municipalidad de San Juan Ixcoy Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanJuanIxcoy"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="InforpresscaSanJuanIxcoy"/> |
| San Mateo Ixtatán | Chuj | 29,823<ref>San Mateo Ixtatán at Inforpressca Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 21 September<ref>Municipalidad de San Mateo Ixtatán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniIxtatán">Municipalidad de San Mateo Ixtatán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniIxtatán"/> |
| San Miguel Acatán | Akateko<ref name="EthnologueAkateko">Akateko at Ethnologue</ref> | 24,329<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 29 September<ref name="MuniSanMiguel">Municipalidad de San Miguel Acatán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanMiguel"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanMiguel"/> |
| San Pedro Necta | Mam | 31,112<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 5th Friday of Lent<ref name="MuniSanPedroNecta">Municipalidad de San Pedro Nectar Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanPedroNecta"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanPedroNecta"/> |
| San Pedro Soloma | Q'anjob'al | 37,499<ref>San Pedro Soloma at Inforpressca Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang]</ref> | 28 June<ref name="MuniSoloma">Municipalidad de San Pedro Soloma Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang]</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSoloma"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSoloma"/> |
| San Rafael La Independencia | Akateko<ref>Languages of Guatemala and Belize at larutamayaonline.com. Access date 2011-07-17.</ref> | 11,638<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 24 October<ref name="MuniLaIndep">Municipalidad de San Rafael La Independencia Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang]</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniLaIndep"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniLaIndep"/> |
| San Rafael Petzal | Mam | 11,638<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 24 October<ref name="MuniPetzal">Municipalidad de San Rafael Petzal Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang]</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniPetzal"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniPetzal"/> |
| San Sebastián Coatán | Chuj | 22,316<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 20 January<ref name="MuniSanSabCoatan">Municipalidad de San Sebastian Coatán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanSabCoatan"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSanSabCoatan"/> |
| San Sebastián Huehuetenango | Mam | 26,397<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 20 January<ref name="MunSanSabHuehue">Municipalidad de San Sebastian Huehuetenango Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MunSanSabHuehue"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MunSanSabHuehue"/> |
| Santa Ana Huista | Jakaltek | 8,583 | 26 July<ref name="MuniSantaAna">Municipalidad de Santa Ana Huista Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantaAna"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantaAna"/> |
| Santa Bárbara | Mam | 16,665<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 4 December<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantaBarbara">Municipalidad de Santa Barara Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantaBarbara"/> |
| Santa Cruz Barillas | Q'anjob'al | 61,139<ref>Santa Cruz Barillas at Inforpressca Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 3 May<ref name="MuniBarillas">Municipalidad de Santa Cruz Barillas Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniBarillas"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> |
| Santa Eulalia | Q'anjob'al | 36,175<ref name="InforpresscaSantaEulalia">Santa Eulalia at Inforpressca Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 12 February<ref name="InforpresscaSantaEulalia"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantaEulalia">Municipalidad de Santa Eulalia Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantaEulalia"/> |
| Santiago Chimaltenango | Mam | 6,769<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 25 July<ref name="MuniSantiagoChimal">Municipalidad de Santiago Chimaltenango Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniSantiagoChimal"/> | Template:Convert<ref>SEGEPLAN-USIGHUE 2002, p.7.</ref> |
| Tectitán | Mam | 9,436<ref>Tectitán at Inforpressca Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | 22 July<ref name="MuniTectitan">Municipalidad de Tectitán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniTectitan"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="MuniTectitan"/> |
| Todos Santos Cuchumatán | Mam | 32,048<ref name="DiazCamposeco16"/> | 1 November<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | Template:Convert<ref name="HernandezGonzalez"/> | Template:Convert<ref>Municipalidad de Todos Santos Cuchumatán Access date 2010-02-07. Template:In lang</ref> |
People of note
Former president of Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt was born in Huehuetenango city on 16 June 1926.<ref>Gaitán 2004?, p.149.</ref>
Tourism
The main tourist attractions in the department include the source of the San Juan River and the restored Maya ruins of Zaculeu.<ref>Rouanet et al., pp.7, 17.</ref> The town of Chiantla is a centre for religious tourism, with the Catholic Church being a pilgrimage destination due to its image of the Virgin of Candelaria, known locally as Nuestra Señora de Chiantla ("Our Lady of Chiantla").<ref>Rouanet et al., pp.10-11.</ref>
Notes
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References
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External links
- Información y Noticias de Huehuetenango. Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
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- Estrategia de reducción de la pobreza - HuehuetenangoTemplate:Dead link Template:In lang
- Huehuetenango General Information
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