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Quetzaltenango (Spanish pronunciation: [ketsalteˈnaŋɡo], also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela [ˈʃela]) is both the seat of the namesake Department and municipality, in Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of 2,330 meters (7,640 feet) above sea level at its lowest part.
National, departmental and municipal boundaries from the Infraestructura de Datos Espaciales de Guatemala (IDEG) website, a Guatemalan national geographic information system, whose data is on the public domain according to the Legislative Decree 42-2001 of the Congress of Guatemala.
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Quetzaltenango is a department in the western highlands of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Quetzaltenango , the second largest city in Guatemala. [ 3 ] The department is divided up into 24 municipalities .
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A map of Guatemala showing its 22 departments. The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: departamentos) [1] which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. [2] [3] The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President.
Rank City/Town Population Department 1 Guatemala City: 1,221,739 Guatemala: 2 Villa Nueva: 618,397 Guatemala: 3 Mixco: 465,773 Guatemala: 4 Cobán: 212,047
Salcajá is a town and municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto , founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America since it was one of the first places invaded in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala .