San Pedro Soloma
San Pedro Soloma
Tzu'luma | |
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Municipality | |
San Pedro Soloma "El Valle del Ensueño" | |
| Nickname: El Valle del Ensueño | |
| Coordinates: 15°43′0″N 91°27′0″W / 15.71667°N 91.45000°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Huehuetenango |
| Municipality | San Pedro Soloma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Joel Cardona 2024-2028 |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| • Land | 266 km2 (103 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018) | |
• Municipality | 49,030 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,166 |
| • Ethnicities | Q'anjob'al Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | Site |
San Pedro Soloma (also known as Tzu'luma in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town and municipality of Huehuetenango, a department of Guatemala. It is located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes at 2,300 m above sea level. The municipality covers a total area of 264 km2 with elevations ranging from 1,900 m to 3,500 m. Its population of 49,030 is spread over the town of Soloma, 19 villages and 50 smaller rural communities (caserios).
The annual celebrations in honor of the town's patron Saint Peter take place from June 24 to 30. Its mayan name is Tzu'luma.