San Francisco, Petén

San Francisco
Municipality
San Francisco
Coordinates: 16°47′N 89°56′W
Country	Guatemala
Department	El Petén
Government
• Mayor	José Luis Pérez Lara (PP)
Population  (2000)
• Total	8,066
Climate	Am
Website	Website

San Francisco (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ fɾanˈsisko]) is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. The municipality has a population of 8,066 people.[1]

The San Francisco municipal government is led by mayor José Luis Pérez Lara (PP).

The municipality includes 11 communities:[1]

• San Francisco (pop. 2713)
• San Juan de Dios (pop. 1118)
• Santa Cruz (pop. 246)
• Eben Ezer (pop. 229)
• San José Pinares (pop. 203)
• Nuevo San Francisco (pop. 144)
• San Valentín las Flores (pop. 1007)
• Santa Teresa (pop. 101)
• San Martín (pop. 347)
• Laguna El Zapotal (pop. 183)
• Nueva Guatemala (pop. 515)

See also

• Feast of Saint Francis

References

1. San Francisco Municipal Government. "Demografía del Municipio del San Francisco, Petén". Retrieved November 27, 2008.

External links

• San Francisco, El Petén Official Site (Spanish)

16°47′00″N 89°56′10″W