San Juan Ixcoy

Municipality in Huehuetenango, Guatemala

San Juan Ixcoy

Yich Kʼox

Municipality

San Juan Ixcoy

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 15°36′0″N 91°27′0″W﻿ / ﻿15.60000°N 91.45000°W﻿ / 15.60000; -91.45000
Country|  Guatemala
Department|  Huehuetenango
Municipality| San Juan Ixcoy
Government

• Type| Municipal
Area

• Municipality

| 224 km2 (86 sq mi)
Highest elevation

| 2,000 m (7,000 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population

(Census 2002)[1]

• Municipality

| 19,367
• Urban

| 2,185
• Ethnicities

| Q'anjob'al (90%) Mam (7%) Akatek (2%) Ladino (1%)
• Religions

| Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Climate| Cwb
Website| Municipal site

San Juan Ixcoy (also known as Yich Kʼox in Qʼanjobʼal) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality covers an area of 224 km2 (86 sq mi) and is formed by the town of San Juan Ixcoy, 11 villages and 33 caserios (rural communities). Its population of 19,367 (in 2002)[1] is predominantly of Maya Q'anjob'al descent.[2]

San Juan Ixcoy is located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes range and borders with the municipalities of Soloma and Santa Eulalia in the North, Chiantla in the South and Nebaj in the East. By road, San Juan Ixcoy is directly served by RN-9-N. No rail transport exists nearby, and while there is an airport in Quetzaltenango, the closest international airport is La Aurora International Airport.

Milpa fields in the Guatemalan highlands with maize, beans and squash

Most households depend on subsistence agricultural and produce maize, beans and ayote (Cucurbita argyrosperma), as well as potatoes, wheat, and horticultural products. Artesanal production of textiles and traditional crafts adds to household income. Other economic activities include labour migration to the large plantations on the Guatemalan south coast and in some cases to the United States.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.
2. ^ "San Juan Ixcoy - Cultura". Retrieved 2009-02-04.
3. ^ "San Juan Ixcoy - Economía". Retrieved 2009-02-04.

## External links

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* Official site of the Municipality

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Huehuetenango Department

Capital: Huehuetenango

Municipalities|

* Aguacatán
* Chiantla
* Colotenango
* Concepción Huista
* Cuilco
* Huehuetenango
* Jacaltenango
* La Democracia
* La Libertad
* Malacatancito
* Nentón
* Petatán
* San Antonio Huista
* San Gaspar Ixchil
* San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán
* San Juan Atitán
* San Juan Ixcoy
* San Mateo Ixtatán
* San Miguel Acatán
* San Pedro Necta
* San Pedro Soloma
* San Rafael La Independencia
* San Rafael Petzal
* San Sebastián Coatán
* San Sebastián Huehuetenango
* Santa Ana Huista
* Santa Bárbara
* Santa Cruz Barillas
* Santa Eulalia
* Santiago Chimaltenango
* Tectitán
* Todos Santos Cuchumatán
* Unión Cantinil

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15°36′N 91°27′W﻿ / ﻿15.600°N 91.450°W﻿ / 15.600; -91.450
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