San Pedro Nécta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of San Pedro Nécta ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * As a result of the Independence of Central America in 1821, it became part of the Department of Totonicapán / Huehuetenango.
 * It was considered part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos that was created by the Liberal Creoles in 1838.
 * In 1935 small municipalities were integrated into larger municipalities as villages; one of the segregated municipalities was Santiago Chimaltenango, made a village of San Pedro Necta until it was restored as a municipality in 1948.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Necta has a population of approximately 33,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Pedro Nécta. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Pedro Nécta. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de San Pedro Nécta