Chinique

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Chinique
Coordinates: 15 ° 2 ′  N , 91 ° 2 ′  W
Map: Guatemala
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Chinique​
Chinique on the map of Guatemala
Basic data
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
Residents 8009  (2002)
Detailed data
surface 64 km 2
Population density 125 people / km 2
height 1850  m
Time zone UTC −6
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Chinique is a place in the department of El Quiché , Guatemala and the seat of the municipality of the same name ( Municipio ). The name Chinique is derived from chinic´aj taka´aj ( the language of the Indians ) and means something like place in the middle of the flat plain .

The place is 1850 meters above sea level. In 2002, there were 8,009 people in Chinique in an area of ​​64 square kilometers. The Chiniquensen speak Spanish and K'iche ' .