page_title: Sayaxché
hierarchical_section_title: Sayaxché
caption_attribution_description: Dansk: Færge over floden Rio de la Pasion i Guatemala Deutsch: Fähre über Río de la Pasión in Sayaxché bei Flores, Guatemala English: Car ferry at the river Rio de la Pasion in Guatemala Español: Lanchón cruzando el río La Pasión en Sayaxché, Guatemala created January 1994 Reinhard Jahn, Mannheim
context_page_description: Sayaxché is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala, on the Río La Pasión river. It covers an area of 3,904 km², and had 55,578 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate was 114,781 inhabitants.
  The city was founded in 1874 to provide accommodation for forest workers of Jamet Sastré logging company. It obtained municipal status in 1929.
  El Rosario National Park is located just east of the town. The archaeological sites of Ceibal and Dos Pilas are located within the municipal boundaries.
context_section_description: Sayaxché ([saʝaʃˈtʃe]) is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala, on the Río La Pasión river. It covers an area of 3,904 km², and had 55,578 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid-2012) was 114,781 inhabitants.
  The city was founded in 1874 to provide accommodation for forest workers of Jamet Sastré logging company. It obtained municipal status in 1929.
  El Rosario National Park is located just east of the town. The archaeological sites of Ceibal and Dos Pilas are located within the municipal boundaries.
caption: Ferry across Río de la Pasión in Sayaxché
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