Chiquimulilla

Municipality in Santa Rosa, Guatemala
14°05′N 90°23′W / 14.083°N 90.383°W / 14.083; -90.383Country GuatemalaDepartment Santa RosaArea
 • Total221 sq mi (573 km2)Elevation892 ft (272 m)Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Total53,727 • Density240/sq mi (94/km2)ClimateAw

Chiquimulilla is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Pacific coast.

The town is an important regional trade location and junction. The most important products are leather goods. The town of Chiquimulilla had a population of 18,848 at the time of the 2018 census.[3]

Some descendants of the Xinca people live in the adjacent area. This ethnicity was almost completely wiped out after the conquest of the Spaniards, mostly from infectious diseases that the Europeans brought along. They do not belong to the Maya ethnicity. Only a handful of elders still know the Xinca language.

References

  1. ^ Floodmap.net using data from NASA's 90m resolution SRTM data. [1] Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
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14°05′N 90°23′W / 14.083°N 90.383°W / 14.083; -90.383


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