Jakaltek people
The Jakaltek people are a Mayan people who lives alongside the border of the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico and the Department of Huehuetenango in northwestern Guatemala. Since pre-Columbian times they have lived alongside the modern Mexico-Guatemala border near the foothills of the Cuchumatán Mountains, mainly centered on the municipality of Jacaltenango.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 65,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Guatemala | 54,237 |
| Mexico | 480 (2020) |
| Languages | |
| Jakaltek (Poptí), Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic, Evangelicalist, Maya religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kanjobal - (Maya peoples) | |
The name Jakaltek comes from the Nahuatl language meaning “people of the jacal”.
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