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. The municipality has a territory of 211 km2 and a population of around 48,525 people in 2012. The Mayan K’iche’ language is spoken among the indigenous people here, but Spanish is also widely spoken.
Population: 6,980
Latitude: 15° 01' 49.01" N
Longitude: -91° 19' 45.01" W
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