Chiquimula

Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Chiquimula and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located some 174 km from Guatemala City and within Guatemala known as "La perla del oriente" (the pearl of the east).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Chiquimula
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.motto: La Perla de Oriente
Settlement.image_skyline: Chiquimula.png
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera del Municipio de Chiquimula.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo del Municipio de Chiquimula.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Guatemala
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chiquimula
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: José René Pinto España (VAMOS)
Settlement.established_title: Foundation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Guatemala
Country: Guatemala
Located in: Chiquimula Department
Population: 79815
Area: 372
Elevation: 324
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Shares border with: San Jacinto
Official website: www.inforpressca.com/chiquimula
Image: Chiquimula.png
Dialing code: 502

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postal code: 20001
Commons category: Chiquimula, Chiquimula
inception: 1530-01-01
different from: Chiquimula

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==History==

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