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°W / 15.43528; -91.03556
Country Guatemala
Department El Quiché
MunicipalitySan Juan Cotzal
Government
  TypeMunicipal
  MayorBaltazar Cruz Torres (PP)
Area
  Municipality
88 sq mi (227 km2)
Elevation
5,600 ft (1,700 m)
Population
 (Census 2018)
  Municipality
31,532
  Density360/sq mi (140/km2)
  Urban
14,032
  Ethnicities
Ixil K'iche' Ladino
  Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.inforpressca.com/cotzal/

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