Municipalities
The department of San Marcos is divided into 29 municipalities:
| Municipality | Ethnicity | Population | Festival | Altitude | Extent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayutla | 27,435 | 1st Friday of Lent | 24 metres (79 ft) | 204 square kilometres (79 sq mi) | |
| Catarina | 24,561 | 25 November | 233 metres (764 ft) | 76 square kilometres (29 sq mi) | |
| Comitancillo | 46,371 | 3 May | 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) | 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi) | |
| Concepción Tutuapa | 49,363 | 8 December | 2,910 metres (9,550 ft) | 176 square kilometres (68 sq mi) | |
| El Quetzal | 18,979 | 12 November & 6 January | 940 metres (3,080 ft) | 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi) | |
| El Rodeo | 14,125 | 19 March | 700 metres (2,300 ft) | 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi) | |
| El Tumbador | 35,501 | 6 January | 920 metres (3,020 ft) | 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi) | |
| Esquipulas Palo Gordo | 8,613 | 15 January | 2,474 metres (8,117 ft) | 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) | |
| Ixchiguan | 20,324 | 5th Friday of Lent, 23 January & 29 July | 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) | 183 square kilometres (71 sq mi) | |
| La Reforma | 14,623 | 1 January | 1,139 metres (3,737 ft) | 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) | |
| Malacatán | 70,834 | 13 December | 390 metres (1,280 ft) | 204 square kilometres (79 sq mi) | |
| Nuevo Progreso | 26,140 | 12 December | 660 metres (2,170 ft) | 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) | |
| Ocos | 29,257 | 3 metres (9.8 ft) | 205 square kilometres (79 sq mi) | ||
| Pajapita | 16,600 | 8 December | 97 metres (318 ft) | 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi) | |
| Río Blanco | Mam | 4,872 | 8 July | 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) | 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) |
| San Antonio Sacatepéquez | 14,658 | 17 January | 2,338 metres (7,671 ft) | 79 square kilometres (31 sq mi) | |
| San Cristóbal Cucho | 13,928 | 29 July | 2,350 metres (7,710 ft) | 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) | |
| San José Ojetenam | 16,541 | 19 March | 3,050 metres (10,010 ft) | 37 square kilometres (14 sq mi) | |
| San Lorenzo | 9,714 | 10 August | 1,620 metres (5,310 ft) | 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) | |
| San Marcos | 36,325 | 25 April | 2,397 metres (7,864 ft) | 121 square kilometres (47 sq mi) | |
| San Miguel Ixtahuacán | 29,658 | 29 September | 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) | 184 square kilometres (71 sq mi) | |
| San Pablo | 36,535 | 25 January | 610 metres (2,000 ft) | 124 square kilometres (48 sq mi) | |
| San Pedro Sacatepéquez | 58,005 | 29 June | 2,330 metres (7,640 ft) | 253 square kilometres (98 sq mi) | |
| San Rafael Pie de La Cuesta | 13,072 | 24 October | 1,038 metres (3,406 ft) | 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi) | |
| Sibinal | 13,268 | 29 September | 2,510 metres (8,230 ft) | 176 square kilometres (68 sq mi) | |
| Sipacapa | 14,043 | 24 August | 1,970 metres (6,460 ft) | 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) | |
| Tacaná | 62,620 | 15 August | 2,410 metres (7,910 ft) | 302 square kilometres (117 sq mi) | |
| Tajumulco | 41,308 | 8 July | 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) | 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi) | |
| Tejutla | 27,672 | 25 July | 2,520 metres (8,270 ft) | 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi) |
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