Poptún

Poptún
Poptún
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 16°19′20″N 89°25′20″W / 16.32222°N 89.42222°W / 16.32222; -89.42222
Country Guatemala
Department El Petén
Government
 • MayorJosé Obdulio Pinto Vides (UNE)
ClimateAm

Poptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 1,128 km2, and had a population of 35,663 at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid-2012) was 64,988. It is some 385 km from Guatemala City. Since 1989, Military Zone 23 in Poptún has been the home of the Guatemalan Army's elite Kaibiles special operations force.

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