Jacaltenango is a town situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

Guatemala

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. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains

Sierra Madre de Chiapas

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Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
In 2002, its urban population was about 23,500 but the town's population is projected to have grown to over 40,000.

Its economy is based mainly on agricultural products, especially coffee

Coffee

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. Jacaltenango exports about 95% of its agricultural production. Jacaltenango has six schools: three elementary

Elementary school

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 and three high schools, which include middle school

Middle school

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