Morales | |
|---|---|
 Lawyer and colonel Próspero Morales, after whom the municipality was named. He was secretary of War and Economy for president José María Reina Barrios. | |
  Morales Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°28′21″N 88°50′29″W / 15.47250°N 88.84139°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Izabal Department |
| Municipality | Morales |
| Creation municipality | 1920-06-24 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Francisco Cappa Rosales[2] |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,408 km2 (544 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (census 2018) | |
| • Municipality | 100,361[1] |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,855[3] |
| Climate | Af |
Morales is a municipality in Izabal Department of Guatemala. The municipality was created in 1920[5] and is formed by the town of Morales, 9 villages and 56 rural communities.[4] The Cuevas del Silvino National Park is located a few kilometers northeast of Morales.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ Canal Antigua (2015). "TSE presenta resultados oficiales de alcaldes en Izabal". Canal Antigua (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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- ^ a b Asesoría Manuel Basterrechea Asociados (2000). "Plan Municipal para la Reducción de Desastres para el Municipio Morales, Izabal" (PDF). UNEPAR/UNICEF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ The municipality was created by Acuerdo Gubernativo 24-06-1920.