San Miguel Chicaj

San Miguel Chicaj
Municipality
San Miguel Chicaj is located in Guatemala
San Miguel Chicaj
San Miguel Chicaj
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°05′36″N 90°23′46″W / 15.09333°N 90.39611°W / 15.09333; -90.39611
Country Guatemala
Department Baja Verapaz
Government
 • MayorEdgar Adán Ixtecoc[1] (LIDER)
Area
 • Municipality
280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Municipality
33,121
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
7,609
ClimateAw

San Miguel Chicaj (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsam miˈɣel tʃiˈkax]) is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. San Miguel Chicaj has an area of 280 Km², which makes one of the largest municipality of Baja Verapaz Department. It has a population of 33,131 (2018 census), mostly of achí background.[3]

  1. ^ "Byron Tejeda gana elección a alcalde de Salamá" (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ^ Font 2004.