Jutiapa

Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.

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Settlement.name: Jutiapa
Settlement.native_name_lang: sp
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: 20240528_DZ_PRESIDENTE_ARÉVALO_REUNION_CON_ALCALDES_JUTIAPA_061.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Jutiapa Park
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Jutiapa Department.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Jutiapa Department.svg
Settlement.motto: Birthplace of the Sun
Settlement.pushpin_map: Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

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Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.

Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Cristóbal is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa since 2016.