Santa María Chiquimula
Santa María Chiquimula | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 15°01′45″N 91°19′46″W / 15.02917°N 91.32944°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Totonicapán |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
Area | |
• Total | 236 km2 (91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,130 m (6,990 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Total | 55,013 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | K'iche' Ladino |
• Religions | Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Climate | Cwb |
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 48,525 people in 2012.[3] 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. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Department and municipalities in Guatemala
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External links
- Media related to Santa María Chiquimula at Wikimedia Commons