Cunén

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Cunén
Cunén (Guatemala  )
Cunén
Cunén
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°20′15″N 91°02′00″W / 15.3375, -91.033333
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
Municipality Cunén
Government
 - Type Municipal
 - Mayor
Area
 - Municipality 168 km² (64.9 sq mi)
Elevation 1,827 m (5,994 ft)
Population (Census 2002)
 - Municipality 25,595
 - Urban 6,198
 - Ethnicities K'iche', Ladino
 - Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya

Cunén is a municipality in the El Quiché department of Guatemala. The municipality covers 168 square kilometers. At an average altitude of 1,827 meters above sea level, its climate is temperate. It is 68 kilometers from the departmental capital, Santa Cruz del Quiché, as measured by paved road. Tourist attractions include Las Grutas and the El Chorro waterfall.

Coordinates: 15°20′N 91°02′W / 15.333, -91.033

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