🇬🇹 Malacatancito

Malacatancito is a mostly rural municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango, spanning 312.4 square kilometers with an estimated population of 23,359 as of 2023. Its residents are primarily of Ladino and Maya descent, speaking Spanish and Kʼicheʼ as their primary mother tongues. The municipality features a warm, low-humidity subtropical highland climate marked by extreme seasonal variations in precipitation and cloud cover between its distinct wet and dry seasons. The municipal government is led by Mayor Irma Elizabeth Ávila Alvarado of the Vamos party, who has served consecutive terms since her election in 2019.