Poptún (Guatemala)
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Name (Latin)
Poptún (Guatemala)
Other forms of name
Poctún (Guatemala)
Poctum (Guatemala)
Santa Bárbara (Guatemala)
Pooc Tun (Guatemala)
Coordinates
W0892501 W0892501 N0161952 N0161952 (geonet )
Associated country
Guatemala
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- GEOnet Names Server, June 19, 1998Poptún, ppl., 16°19ʹ52ʺN, 89°25ʹ01ʺW; variants: Poctún, Poctum, Santa Bárbara)
- Monografía de Poctún, Petén, 1997?:cover (Poctún) p. 4 (Pooc Tun, original Maya name; now known as Poptún)
- GEOnet Names Server, June 19, 1998Poptún, ppl., 16p0s19ʹ52"N, 89p0s25ʹ01"W; variants: Poctún, Poctum, Santa Bárbara)
Wikipedia description:
Poptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 1,128 km2, and had a population of 35,663 at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid-2012) was 64,988. It is some 385 km from Guatemala City. Since 1989, Military Zone 23 in Poptún has been the home of the Guatemalan Army's elite Kaibiles special operations force.
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