Sayaxché

Sayaxché
Municipality
Ferry athort Río de la Pasión in Sayaxché
Sayaxché
Coordinates: 16°31′N 90°11′W
Kintra	Guatemala
Depairtment	El Petén
Found	1874
Area
• Total	3.752 km2 (1.449 sq mi)
Elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	47,693
Website	http://www.inforpressca.com/sayaxche/

Sayaxché is a municipality in the El Petén depairtment o Guatemala, on the Río La Pasión river. In 2000, it haed 47,693 inhabitants.

The ceety wis foondit in 1874 tae provide accommodation for forest wirkers o Jamet Sastré loggin company. It obtain a municipal status in 1929.

El Rosario Naitional Pairk is locatit juist east o the toun. The airchaeological steids o Ceibal an Dos Pilas are locatit athin the municipal boondaries.

References

• Municipal wabsteid