San Francisco El Alto

San Francisco El Alto
Municipality
San Francisco El Alto within Totonicapán
Totonicapán within Guatemala
Country Guatemala
Department Totonicapán
Government
  TypeMunicipal
Area
  Total
76.3 km2 (29.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)
  Total
57,894
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
  Ethnicities
Kʼicheʼ Ladino
  Religions
Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya

San Francisco El Alto (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ fɾanˈsisko el ˈalto]) is a town, with a population of 38,995 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.

The municipality includes the villages or aldeas of: Chivarreto, Chirrenox, Pabatoc, Paxixil, Rancho de Teja, Pachaj, Sacmixit, San Antonio Sija, Saquicol Chiquito, and Tacajalbé. The Sacmixit community forest is located within the municipality.