Asunción Mita
Asunción Mita (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjon ˈmita]) is a town, with a population of 20,936 (2018),[2] and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Asunción Mita | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Asunción Mita Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°20′N 89°43′W | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 195 sq mi (506 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,297 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (95/km2) |
| Climate | Aw |
Population
As of 1850, the population was approximately 3,300.[3]
Festivals
In Asunción Mita two titular celebrations are celebrated: first from the 12th to 15 August, in honor to the Virgin of Asunción; and second from 6 to 12 December, in honor to the Virgin of Concepción. Also, they celebrate in honor to the Flower War on 7 August.
Sports
Deportivo Mictlán football club, will play the 2010/2011 season at the highest level of Guatemalan football, the Liga Mayor. They play their home games at the Estadio La Asunción.
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.
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