Chiquimula

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Coordinates: 14°47′N 89°32′W

Chiquimula, Guatemala
Chiquimula coat-of-arms
Region (Departamento) Chiquimula
Population 80,646 (2000)
Area 372 km²
Coordinates 14°47′ N 89°32′ W
Elevation 423.86 m AMSL
Founded 1070
Website http://www.chiquimulaonline.com
Chiquimula location map

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.

It is said that the parents of Zacapanecos are in fact the Chiquimultecos.

A municipality of Totonicapán is called Santa María Chiquimula.

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