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356:, streams, and a creek. Jocotenango is located in a mountainous rain forest in a sub-tropical region. According to the 2003 Ministerio de Agricultura (English:Secretary of Agriculture) report, approximately 93 hectares are used for agriculture, while 75 hectares are in forest. Deposits of
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421:Casa Kāojom
307:Franciscans
244:Xocotenango
240:Jocotenango
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23:Jocotenango
1451:Alotenango
1343:17 October
1285:SEGEPLAN.
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1186:19 October
1047:17 October
994:References
442:See also:
400:, coyote,
259:department
256:Guatemalan
174:Population
142:Department
96:90Ā°44ā²37ā³W
93:14Ā°34ā²55ā³N
1433:Capital:
358:PlacedrĆn
332:Geography
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