Foundation 1530 Climate BSh Area 372 km² | Department Chiquimula Established as City June 29, 1821 Elevation 424 m Local time Sunday 9:26 AM | |
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Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) Weather 24°C, Wind N at 0 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Chiquimula guatemala
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).
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Map of Chiquimula, Guatemala
Chiquimula guatemala
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.
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. They have been playing in the second division since 2000.