Santa María Cahabón

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Santa María Cahabón Cahabón (from the Q'eq'chi word "chikajbom", "the place of the painted dust.")
Santa María Cahabón Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°36′20″N 89°48′45″W / 15.60556°N 89.81250°W / 15.60556; -89.81250Coordinates: 15°36′20″N 89°48′45″W / 15.60556°N 89.81250°W / 15.60556; -89.81250
Country	Guatemala
Department	Alta Verapaz
Municipality	Santa María Cahabón
Area
• Total	900 km² (300 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	31,425
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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Muni in Spanish

v t e Alta Verapaz Department

Capital: Cobán

Municipalities	Chahal Chisec Cobán Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Lanquín Panzós Raxruha San Cristóbal Verapaz San Juan Chamelco San Pedro Carchá Santa Cruz Verapaz Santa María Cahabón Senahú Tactic Tamahú Tucurú Santa Catalina la Tinta

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