"Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, is a town, with a population of 71,394 (2018 census), and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of ...
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the same name in the El Quiché department of Guatemala. It is located in a mountainous region about 140 km (87 mi) northwest of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 1,965 m (6,447 ft). The Spanish conquistadors gave the town its name from the Nahuatl name used by their soldiers from Tlaxcala: Tzitzicaztenanco, or City of Nettles. Its original name was Chaviar.
Chichicastenango is a K´iche´ Maya cultural centre. According to the 2012 census, 98.5% of the municipality´s population is indigenous Mayan K´iche. 21% of the population speak only K´iche, 71% speak both K´iche and Spanish, and the remaining 8% speak only Spanish." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.12.2019)
- Latitude14.944213867188
- Longitude-91.110534667969
- Population79759