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Chiquimula
SealMotto: La Perla de Oriente Location in Guatemala Coordinates: 14°47′N 89°32′W / 14.783°N 89.533°WCoordinates: 14°47′N 89°32′W / 14.783°N 89.533°W Country Guatemala Department Chiquimula Department Foundation 1530 Established as City June 29, 1821 Government - Mayor Rolando Arturo Aquino Guerra
(Grand National Alliance)Area - Total 372 km2 (143.6 sq mi) Elevation 423.86 m (1,391 ft) Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) Website http://www.chiquimulaonline.com Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It serves both as the capital of the department of Chiquimula and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is some 174 km from Guatemala City and is in Guatemala often called "La perla del oriente" (the oriental pearl).
A municipality of Totonicapan is called Santa Maria Chiquimula.
Notable people
- Ismael Cerna (1856-1901) - poet
- Yony Flores - Guatemalan international football player
- Humberto Porta Mencos (1900-1974) - poet
Sports
Sacachispas football club play in the Primera División de Ascenso, the second-highest football division in Guatemala. Their home stadium is the Estadio Las Victorias.
The club has also played in the Liga Mayor, having reached their best position in the 1995-96 season, when they were runners-up.[1] They have been playing in the second division since 2000.
References
- ^ Guatemala 1995/1996 - RSSSF
Capital: Chiquimula, Chiquimula Municipalities · Camotán · Chiquimula · Concepción Las Minas · Esquipulas · Ipala · Jocotán · Olopa · Quezaltepeque · San Jacinto · San José La Arada · San Juan ErmitaCategories:- Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department
- Populated places in Guatemala
- Populated places established in 1530
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