San Benito, El Petén

San Benito
San Benito Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 16°55′0″N 89°54′0″W / 16.91667°N 89.90000°W / 16.91667; -89.90000Coordinates: 16°55′0″N 89°54′0″W / 16.91667°N 89.90000°W / 16.91667; -89.90000
Country	Guatemala
Department	El Petén
Government
• Mayor	Sonia de Pleitez (LIDER)
Area
• Total	43 sq mi (112 km2)
Population (2012)
• Total	59,486
Climate	Aw

San Benito is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 112 km², and had 29,926 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2012) was 59,486 people.

It is located adjacent to departmental capital Flores.

Sports

Deportivo San Benito football club have been playing in the second tier of Guatemalan football since they clinched promotion from the third tier after the 1998/1999 season.^[1] They play their home games in the Estadio Alejandro Ochaeta Requena.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Benito (Petén).

Missione Petèn (http://missionepeten.altervista.org)