San Juan Cotzal

San Juan Cotzal
Cotzal
Municipality
San Juan Cotzal

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 15°26′7″N 91°2′8″W / 15.43528°N 91.03556°WCoordinates: 15°26′7″N 91°2′8″W / 15.43528°N 91.03556°W
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
Municipality San Juan Cotzal
Government
  Type Municipal
  Mayor Baltazar Cruz Torres (PP)
Elevation 5,600 ft (1,700 m)
Population (Census 2002)
  Municipality 20,050
  Urban 9,037
  Ethnicities Ixil, K'iche', Ladino
  Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate Cfb
Website http://www.inforpressca.com/cotzal/

San Juan Cotzal (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan kotˈsal]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. San Juan Cotzal is part of the Ixil Community, along with Santa Maria Nebaj and San Gaspar Chajul.