Summary
Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈnil]) is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi).[2] The town of Zunil is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.[3] Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.[3] The population of the municipality, which is 100% indigenous, was 14,118 at the 2018 census. The inhabitants speak Kʼicheʼ and Spanish.[2] There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.
Zunil | |
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Municipality | |
 Panorama, 2009 | |
  Zunil Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Quetzaltenango |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Maria Chaj (2012-2016) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 80 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,076 m (6,811 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 14,118 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,792 |
| Climate | Cwb |
Religion edit
Zunil possesses active worship of San Simón (also known as Maximón), a life-sized mannequin representing a Maya god, sitting in a wooden throne, which is moved to a different house every year, and many people visit and leave gifts at his shrine.
Namesakes edit
A crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[4]
Gallery edit
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Indoor market -
Church in Zunil -
Panorama of Zunil -
Buses in Zunil
Notes edit
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ a b Zunil at Inforpressca Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Cattelan 2004, p.36.
- ^ McEwan, A.S.; et al. (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars" (PDF). Icarus. 176 (2): 351–381. Bibcode:2005Icar..176..351M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. Retrieved 2006-09-08..
References edit
- Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.
External links edit
14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W
Zunil travel guide from Wikivoyage- Zunil at Inforpressca
- Fuentes Georginas
