San Andrés, El Petén
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | .png){kind=small} El Petén |
| Municipality | San Andrés |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Milton Méndez (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 8,874 km2 (3,426 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (Census 2002) | |
| • Municipality | 20,295 |
| • Urban | 5,740 |
| • Ethnicities | Q’eqchi, Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
| Climate | Am |
San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people (census 2002).[1]
The municipality was created in 1962 and has a territory 8,874 km², equivalent to 25% of the department of El Petén. In the 1990s, more than 93% (8,288 km²) of the municipalities territory was declared protected nature reserve by the central government.[2]
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