Santa María Chiquimula
Santa María Chiquimula | |
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Municipality | |
 Catholic church of Santa María Chiquimula | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Totonicapán |
| Municipality | Santa María Chiquimula |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211 km2 (81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,130 m (6,990 ft) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 43,562 |
| • Density | 206/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | K'iche' Ladino |
| • Religions | Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Website | Official site |
Santa María Chiquimula is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. Located in the western highlands of Guatemala at an altitude of 2130 meters.[1] The municipality has a territory of 211 km2 and a population of around 43,500 people in 2008.[2] The Mayan K’iche’ language is spoken among the indigenous people here, but Spanish is also widely spoken. The main products of the region are corn and black beans.
References
- ^ a b "Santa María Chiquimula. Datos geográficos". Municipalidad de Santa María Chiquimula. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ a b INE (2008). "Guatemala: Estimaciones de la Población total por municipio. Período 2008-2020" (xls). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
External links
Media related to Santa María Chiquimula at Wikimedia Commons
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