San Andrés, El Petén

San Andrés
Municipality
San Andrés Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 16°58′03″N 89°54′37″W / 16.96750°N 89.91028°WCoordinates: 16°58′03″N 89°54′37″W / 16.96750°N 89.91028°W
Country	Guatemala
Department	El Petén
Municipality	San Andrés
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Mayor	Milton Méndez (PP)
Area
• Municipality	8,874 km^2 (3,426 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (Census 2002)
• Municipality	20,295
• Urban	5,740
• Ethnicities	Q’eqchi, Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate	Am

San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people (census 2002).^[1]

The municipality was created in 1962 and has a territory 8,874 km², equivalent to 25% of the department of El Petén. In the 1990s, more than 93% (8,288 km²) of the municipalities territory was declared protected nature reserve by the central government.^[2]

References

1. "Municipalidad de San Andrés, Petén - Diagnóstico Institucional" (doc) (in Spanish). Guatemala: marn.gob.gt. 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
2. Morales Santizo, Karla Lorena (2008). "Municipio de San Andrés, Departamento de Petén - "Administración del Riesgo"" (pdf) (in Spanish). Guatemala: USAC. Retrieved 2009-07-26.