San Pedro Sacatepéquez is a town and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It has a population of 36,932. The town shares its name with the larger San Pedro Sacatepéquez in the San Marcos department, but this article concerns the municipality located in the Guatemala department, in the central part of the country near Guatemala City.
According to the 1998 edition of The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, San Pedro Sacatepéquez sits at an elevation of 6,890 feet and functions as a market center. Its elevated position places it among the higher settlements in the Guatemala department.
The local economy is based on both manufacturing and agriculture. Manufacturing activities include tile making and textiles, while agriculture centers on the cultivation of corn, black beans, and vegetables. These industries form the economic foundation of the municipality.