Coatepeque () also known as Village of gardenias is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
in the
Quetzaltenango department
Quetzaltenango is a department in the western highlands of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala.Rouanet et al 1992, p.14. The department is divided up into 24 municipalities. The inhabitants in ...
of
Guatemala
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. According to the 2018 census, the town of Coatepeque had a population of 37,330.
Climate
Coatepeque has a
tropical monsoon climate
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(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
Structures
Archaeology
Takalik Abaj
Tak'alik Ab'aj (; ; ) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Guatemala. It was formerly known as Abaj Takalik; its ancient name may have been Kooja. It is one of several Mesoamerican sites with both Olmec and Maya features. The site flourish ...
is nearby.
Capabilities
Organizations
People
Events
Sports
Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga Nacional (the Major National League) of Guatemalan Football. The Serpientes Rojas play their home games in the
Israel Barrios Stadium (capacity 24,000, natural grass turf).
Stadiums in Guatemala
- World Stadiums
Geographic location
The Coatepeque urban area has 22 neighborhoods, and its rural area has 15 middle sized villages and 25 small sized ones.
References
External links
{{Authority control
Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department