Zunil
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 |
Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: 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.
Religion
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
Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[4]
Gallery
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Panorama of Zunil -
Buses in Zunil
Notes
- ^ 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.
- . Retrieved 2006-09-08..
References
- Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.
External links
14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zunil.
Zunil travel guide from Wikivoyage- Zunil at Inforpressca
- Fuentes Georginas
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