Santa María Cahabón

Santa María Cahabón
Cahabón (from the Q'eq'chi word "chikajbom", "the place of the painted dust.")
Santa María Cahabón
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates:
Country Guatemala
Department Alta Verapaz
Municipality Santa María Cahabón
Founded
Government
 • Mayor
Area
 • Total 900 km2 (347.5 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 31,425 [1]
Time zone GMT -6

Cahabón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 250m above sea level. It contains 31,425 people. It covers a terrain of 900km2. The annual festival is September 1-September 8.

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