Pachalum

Pachalum
Municipality
Pachalum

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 14°55′37″N 90°39′54″W / 14.92694°N 90.66500°WCoordinates: 14°55′37″N 90°39′54″W / 14.92694°N 90.66500°W
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
Municipality Pachalúm
Government
  Type Municipal
  Mayor selvin garcia
Area
  Municipality 100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population (Census 2002)
  Municipality 7,037
  Urban 2,042
  Ethnicities K'iche', Ladino
  Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate Aw

Pachalúm is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.

Pachalúm was previously a village in the municipality of Joyabaj, but was recognized as separate municipality in 1986.[1]

References

  1. Acuerdo Gubernativo 377-86 of the 27th of June 1986, mentioned in http://pachalum.pa.funpic.org/