Jutiapa
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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),<ref>(Jutiapa -Guatemala) Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> 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 tallow and paraffin type); woven hats and other palm products; leather saddles, belts and riding gear; and traditional ceramics.<ref name="viajegt">Travel to Guatemala</ref>
Its population as of 2023 is 168,787.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- Angelina Acuña (1905–2006), writer
- José Manuel Contreras (born 1986), professional footballer