Poqomam
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Poqomam | ||||||||||||
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Total population | ||||||||||||
42,009 [1] |
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Languages | ||||||||||||
Poqomam, Spanish | ||||||||||||
Religions | ||||||||||||
Catholic, Evangelicalist, Maya religion |
The Poqomam are a Maya people in Guatemala. Their indigenous language is also called Poqomam and is closely related to Poqomchi'. Notable Poqomam settlements are located in Chinautla (Guatemala (department)), Palín (Escuintla), and in San Luis Jilotepeque (Jalapa).[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2002). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Ethnologue report for Guatemala