Chiquimula
Chiquimula | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Motto: La Perla de Oriente | |
| Coordinates: 14°47′N 89°32′W / 14.783°N 89.533°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Chiquimula |
| Foundation | 1530 |
| Established as city | June 29, 1821 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José René Pinto España (VAMOS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 368 km2 (142 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 423.86 m (1,390.62 ft) |
| Population (census 2018) | |
• Municipality | 111,505 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 111,505 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | www |
Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Chiquimula and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located some 174 km from Guatemala City and within Guatemala known as "La perla del oriente" (the pearl of the east).