Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It serves both as the capital of the department of Chiquimula and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is some 174 km from Guatemala City and is in Guatemala often called "La perla del oriente" (the pearl of the east).
Chiquimula | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Motto: La Perla de Oriente | |
| Land |  Guatemala |
| Department | .png){kind=small} Chiquimula |
| Foundation | 1530 |
| Established as City | June 29, 1821 |
| Regierung | |
| • Mayor | Rolando Arturo Aquino Guerra (Partido Patriota) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 372 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 423.86 m (1,390.62 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | http://www.chiquimulaonline.com |
Population
The official population according to the 2002 census is 79,815 inhabitants, although it is expected that the population has increased dramatically in 2010. It is the most populous city of eastern Guatemala.[1]
Sports
Sacachispas football club play in the Primera División de Ascenso, the second-highest football division in Guatemala. Their home stadium is the Estadio Las Victorias.
The club has also played in the Liga Mayor, having reached their best position in the 1995-96 season, when they were runners-up.[2] They have been playing in the second division since 2000.
Notable people
- Ismael Cerna (1856-1901) - poet
- Yony Flores - Guatemalan international football player
References
- ^ "State of Guatemala". Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. p. 88.
- ^ Guatemala 1995/1996 - RSSSF