Municipio de San Benito

San Benito is a municipality in the El Petén department of . It covers an area of 112 km2, and had 29,926 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate was 59,486 people. It is located adjacent to departmental capital Flores.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Barbara Islet and Flores Island.

Islet
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Island
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is a 13.3-hectare island located in Lake Petén Itzá, in the northern region of the country of . It belongs to the and hosts the city of , which serves as the departmental capital alongside the neighboring town of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flores and San Miguel.

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is a town in Petén, . The town proper is an island on Lago Petén Itzá, connected to land by a causeway, on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito.

is a small village on the north shore of Lago Petén Itzá in the Petén department of the of .

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is a municipality in the department of El Petén in . The municipality is formed by the town of , located on the north-western shore of , and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people.

Municipio de San Benito

Latitude
16.9129° or 16° 54′ 46″ north
Longitude
-89.9098° or 89° 54′ 35″ west
Population
23,800
Elevation
138 metres (453 feet)
Open location code
768GW37R+53
Geo­Names ID
3590386
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