Chichicastenango

Summary

Chichicastenango is a municipality of Guatemala^[1]. Chichicastenango ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_guatemala entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chichicastenango is located in Quiché Department^[3].
• Chichicastenango is in the country of Guatemala^[4].
• Chichicastenango's image is recorded as Chichicastenango market.jpg^[5].
• Chichicastenango's instance of is recorded as municipality of Guatemala^[6].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Totonicapán^[7].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Santa Cruz del Quiché^[8].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Chiché^[9].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Chinique^[10].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Tecpán Guatemala^[11].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Sololá^[12].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Patzité^[13].
• Chichicastenango's shares border with is recorded as Concepción^[14].
• Chichicastenango's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo de Chichicastenango.svg^[15].
• Chichicastenango's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134906883^[16].
• Chichicastenango's GND ID is recorded as 7673804-8^[17].
• Chichicastenango's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83160487^[18].
• Chichicastenango's IdRef ID is recorded as 168024039^[19].
• Chichicastenango's postal code is recorded as 14006^[20].
• Chichicastenango's Commons category is recorded as Chichicastenango^[21].
• Chichicastenango's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 377413^[22].
• Chichicastenango's patron saint is recorded as Thomas the Apostle^[23].
• Chichicastenango's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[24].
• Chichicastenango's local dialing code is recorded as 502^[25].
• +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chichicastenango^[26].
• Chichicastenango's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.944214, 'lon': -91.110531}^[27].

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Geography

Chichicastenango is in the country of Guatemala^[4]. Chichicastenango is located in Quiché Department^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chichicastenango's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+400'}^[28]. Chichicastenango's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2075'}^[29]. Chichicastenango's population is recorded as {'amount': '+150932'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Chichicastenango's instance of is recorded as municipality of Guatemala^[6]. Chichicastenango's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[31].

History and Context

+1872-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chichicastenango^[26].

Why It Matters

Chichicastenango ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_guatemala entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2] Chichicastenango has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]