Country Guatemala Climate Aw | Department Baja Verapaz | |
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San Miguel Chicaj ([san miˈɣel tʃiˈkax]) is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. San Miguel Chicaj has a territory of 300 Km², which makes one of the largest municipality of Baja Verapaz Department. It has 13,427 people, mostly of achí background.
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- Visita a san francisco comunidad de san miguel chicaj salam
- Map of San Miguel Chicaj Guatemala
- History
- Commercial activities
- Climate
- References
Map of San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala
History
According to an old local legen, the name "San Miguel Chicaj" came from the time that Saint Michael Archangel descended from Heaven and landed on the region.
On the Municipality of Salamá minutes, San Miguel Chicaj was founded on 23 October 1803 and raised to fourth category municipality in 1877, by the government of general Justo Rufino Barrios.
Commercial activities
San Miguel Chijal is a farming community; its main produces are corn, beans and sugar cane, while its people also works with chickens and livestock, producing eggs, meat and several dairy products.
Climate
San Miguel Chicaj has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).