San Pedro Soloma
Tzu'luma | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: El Valle del Ensueño | |
Coordinates: 15°43′0″N 91°27′0″W / 15.71667°N 91.45000°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Huehuetenango |
Municipality | San Pedro Soloma |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Mayor | Joel Cardona 2024-2028 |
Area | |
• Municipality | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
• Land | 266 km2 (103 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
Highest elevation | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
Population (Census 2018)[1] | |
• Municipality | 49,030 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
• Urban | 14,166 |
• Ethnicities | Q'anjob'al Ladino |
• Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Time zone | UTC-6 |
Climate | Cwb |
Website | Site |
San Pedro Soloma (also known as Tzu'luma in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town and municipality of Huehuetenango, a department of Guatemala. It is located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes at 2,300 m above sea level. The municipality covers a total area of 264 km2 with elevations ranging from 1,900 m to 3,500 m. Its population of 49,030 is spread over the town of Soloma, 19 villages and 50 smaller rural communities (caserios). [3]
The annual celebrations in honor of the town's patron Saint Peter take place from June 24 to 30. Its mayan name is Tzu'luma.[4]